earliest

Adjective

• (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
  • a fashion popular in earlier times
    
  • his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher
    
  • Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera
    

Adverb

• with the least delay
  • the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M.
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  earlier , soonest