Early may refer to:

History

* The beginning or oldest part of a defined

historical period Human history, also called world history, is the narrative of humanity's past. It is understood and studied through anthropology, archaeology, genetics, and linguistics. Since the invention of writing, human history has been studied through ...

, as opposed to middle or late periods, e.g.: **

Early Christianity Early Christianity (up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325) spread from the Levant, across the Roman Empire, and beyond. Originally, this progression was closely connected to already established Jewish centers in the Holy Land and the Jewish ...

Early modern Europe Early modern Europe, also referred to as the post-medieval period, is the period of European history between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, roughly the late 15th century to the late 18th century. Histori ...

Places in the United States

Early, Iowa Early is a city in Sac County, Iowa, United States. The population was 587 at the 2020 census. History Early was incorporated on May 22, 1883, and is named after D.C. Early, a local settler. Geography Early is located at (42.461903, -95.151290 ...

Early, Texas Early is a city located in Brown County in west-central Texas, in the United States. It is a suburb of Brownwood, and the population was 2,762 at the 2010 census. It is named for Walter U. Early, who donated land for the schools. It is home to the ...

Early Branch Early Branch is a stream in Pike County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Sugar Creek. Early Branch has the name of Henry Early, a pioneer settler. See also *List of rivers of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state ...

, a stream in Missouri *

Early County, Georgia Early County is a county located on the southwest border of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,008. The county seat is Blakely, where the Early County Courthouse is located. Created on December 15, 1818, i ...

Other uses

* ''Early'' (Scritti Politti album), 2005 * ''Early'' (A Certain Ratio album), 2002 *

Early (name) Early is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Alan Early, Irish writer *Biddy Early (1798–1874), Irish herbalist *Cleanthony Early (born 1991), American basketball player * David Early (1938–2013), A ...

Early effect The Early effect, named after its discoverer James M. Early, is the variation in the effective width of the base in a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) due to a variation in the applied base-to-collector voltage. A greater reverse bias across ...

, an effect in transistor physics *

Early Records Early may refer to: History * The beginning or oldest part of a defined historical period, as opposed to middle or late periods, e.g.: ** Early Christianity ** Early modern Europe Places in the United States * Early, Iowa * Early, Texas * Early ...

, a record label * the early part of the morning