I get up early during the week.
She starts work fairly early.
He love[s] to get up early in the morning. (Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; Urdu)
If you finish early, you can go home.
The plane arrived ten minutes early.
We'll finish it early. (Key English Test; A2; Thai)
the early 1980s
My earliest memory is of being shown around our new house.
Detroit has been an automotive center since the early days/years of car manufacturing.
Tomorrow please come in the early morning. (Key English Test; A2; Bengali)
I'm going to have an early night.
She took early retirement.
I have been thinking about early retirement. (First Certificate in English; B2; Polish)
It was a great race for Neil, who took the lead early on.
What luck that I found such a yardstick early on in my childhood. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Dutch)