Definition of Earlier

• earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"
• comparatives of `soon or `early; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected"
• before now; "why didnt you tell me in the first place?"