get/make an early start
idiom
: to get started on a journey, activity, etc., early in the day
We want to get an early start tomorrow.
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Finding his way to Berkshire Unlike Buffett, who started investing at the age of 11, Abel didn’t get an early start to a career in business while growing up in Edmonton.
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The action will get an early start on Saturday before the bell even rings.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Consumer Holiday Mindsets Deliberate October AND November More holiday shoppers than ever want to get an early start to shopping, needing to balance the rising prices of discretionary items while also finding the perfect gifts.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
Due to the mild winter, chinch bugs may get an early start; apply an insecticide as needed.
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—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The action will get an early start on Saturday before the bell even rings.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Consumer Holiday Mindsets Deliberate October AND November More holiday shoppers than ever want to get an early start to shopping, needing to balance the rising prices of discretionary items while also finding the perfect gifts.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
Due to the mild winter, chinch bugs may get an early start; apply an insecticide as needed.
18.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Get/make an early start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%2Fmake%20an%20early%20start. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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