Earlier
Earlier adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
More quickly and earlier are semantically related. In some cases you can use "More quickly" instead an adverb "Earlier".
More quickly
Earlier and more quickly are semantically related. You can use "Earlier" instead an adverb phrase "More quickly".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Poor Communication Kills: Many of the crisis faced by Corwin and other amberites could have been solved much more quickly and with less blood, sweat and tears if people with similar (or at least compatible) goals had just shared information earlier.
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Anyone who does try to load a weapon in a gun store outside of a shooting range will likely find the dealers and any customers will act more quickly than he will ("Here's one I prepared earlier...").
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Warm-Up Boss: The Mega Slimebacker that appears in the subway station needs more hits to kill than the zombies you face earlier in the level, but can still be killed much more quickly than the five main bosses.
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