Early and Later on

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Early adjective - Relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period.

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Later on and early are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Later on" instead an adjective "Early".

Later on adverb - Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time.

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Early and later on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Early" instead an adjective phrase "Later on".

There were some things early on that looked out of place later on, such as Xander riding a skateboard.

Source: Early Installment Weirdness / Live-Action TV
You can find these items later on in the game, but since the items are hidden very early on (an extremely rare ring can be found as early as chapter one), they'll give you a major advantage.

Source: Video Game / Baldur's Gate
The early episodes of Metal Gear Solid The Abridged Snakes are of a noticeably lower quality than the later ones; a fact that gets lampshaded later on, in keeping with the series' No Fourth Wall.

Source: Early Installment Weirdness / Web Videos

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