Early
Early adjective - Relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period.
Both words in one sentence
- Growing the Beard: The early editions of the series are very similar to Zack Parsons' similar stories.
- In Honey and Clover, the main characters go through a lot of spiritual growing pains throughout their late adolescence and early adulthood, having to make tough decisions along the way.
Source: Growing Up Sucks -
Joss Whedon later said that they'd originally planned to have him be a major villain in Season 2, but ended up killing him off early on because the actor was growing up faster than they'd figured on.
Source: Not Growing Up Sucks
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