Direct and Early on

Direct

Direct adverb - In a direct line or course.

Early on and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Early on" instead an adverb "Direct".

Early on

Early on adverb - During an early stage.

Direct and early on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead an adverb phrase "Early on".

Mutual synonyms

Both terms in one sentence

  • Our Giants Are Bigger Even early on when Warhammer 40K was a much more blatant recycling of the fantasy game, there doesn't appear to have been any direct analogue to giants.
  • Videogame / The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Yuga drops a couple comments early on about "Her Grace", even making a direct comparison to Zelda.
  • Ash himself has had incidents with May and Dawn early on in their respective sagas as well as one with Iris near the end of hers.note Surprisingly, Misty doesn't do this preferring direct battles.
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