Crumbling
Early
Early adjective - Relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Magic and civilization are treated as opposing forces in the book; early, uncivilized peoples experienced magic more often, and, now that civilization's crumbling, magic is on the rebound.
Source: The Magic Comes Back -
Temporary Platform: Of the crumbling variety, but only in one early level.
Source: Video Game / Thomas Was Alone -
Noob Bridge: The Trope Namer is a crumbling bridge encountered early in Brinstar in Super Metroid, and the first place in the game that would require any player (of less than insanely good skill) to use the run button.
Source: Franchise / Metroid
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