Earlier and Faster

Earlier

Earlier adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.

Faster and earlier are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Faster" instead an adverb "Earlier".

Faster

Faster adverb - More quickly.

Earlier and faster are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Earlier" instead an adverb "Faster".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Stellaris For Militant Isolationists (Fanatic Xenophobes), it's getting anywhere near them, as they start off barely tolerating you and start getting border friction penalties earlier and faster than other empires.
  • Hyperspace Is a Scary Place Traveling through grimspace in The Sirantha Jax Series is considerably faster than the earlier method of Faster-Than-Light Travel, "straight space", but carries much higher dangers.
  • Video Game / War Thunder However, in earlier versions of the game, the cannon fired at a much, much faster rate than its American counterpart and did not overheat.
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