earlier

Etymology

adj

  1. comparative form of early: more early
  2. occurring previously
    I shall be late because I missed the earlier train.
    Machine learning uses computer algorithms to teach machines to make independent decisions by learning from earlier or existing behavior. Audio (US) (file) 3 February 2019, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 2019-02-07

adv

  1. comparative form of early: more early
  2. previously; before now; sooner
    I shall be late because I didn't start earlier.
    They were looking for some measuring equipment they had placed in the ice earlier. File:They were looking for some measuring equipment they had placed in the ice earlier.ogg

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