get/make an early start
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: to get started on a journey, activity, etc., early in the day
We want to get an early start tomorrow.
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The route: This is your longest day, so get an early start with coffee, an omelet and a tall stack at Uncle Bill’s Pancake House.
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Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The Jaguars and Bears make an early start of things on Sunday.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
For those looking to get an early start, the moon will enter into Earth's partial shadow beginning at 8:41 p.m. EDT.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
Wastradowski noted that the parking lot can easily fill on summer weekends, so hikers may want to get an early start for more solitude on the trails.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2024
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Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The Jaguars and Bears make an early start of things on Sunday.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
For those looking to get an early start, the moon will enter into Earth's partial shadow beginning at 8:41 p.m. EDT.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
Wastradowski noted that the parking lot can easily fill on summer weekends, so hikers may want to get an early start for more solitude on the trails.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2024
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