Early
Early adjective - Relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period.
Starting
Starting adjective - Appropriate to the beginning or start of an event.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
-
This was partially fixed in Clear Sky and completely fixed in Call of Pripyat (although in all three games starting and early-game gear always features Fingerless Gloves).
Source: Fingerless Gloves -
Despite initial jeers, and though it's early days yet, this program is starting to look like it'll be one of the standout examples of this trope done right.
Source: Series / Prime Suspect US - Several of the heroes in the early series of the Kamen Rider franchise come out of failed attempts to do this, starting with the original one.
Source: Reforged into a Minion
Cite this Source
Starting and Early. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/early/starting
Early & Starting. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/early/starting>.
Starting or Early. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/early/starting.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "early" and "starting" have occurred on timeline