N. morning,
morn,
forenoon, a, m, prime,
dawn,
daybreak,
dayspring, foreday,
sunup, peep of day, break of day,
aurora, first blush of the morning, first flush of the morning, prime of the morning,
twilight,
crepuscule,
sunrise,
cockcrow,
cockcrowing, the small hours, the wee hours of the morning, spring, vernal equinox, first point of aries,
noon,
midday,
noonday,
noontide, meridian, prime,
nooning, noontime, summer,
midsummer Adv. at sunrise, with the sun, with the lark, "when the morning dawns"
Phr. "at shut of evening flowers", entre chien et loup, "flames in the forehead of the morning sky", "the breezy call of incense-breathing morn"
N. {ant. 133} earliness,
morning,
punctuality,
promptitude,
haste, suddenness,
prematurity,
precocity,
precipitation,
anticipation, a stitch in time
V. be early, be beforehand, keep time, take time by the forelock,
anticipate,
forestall, have the start, gain the start, steal a march upon, gain time, draw on futurity,
bespeak, secure,
engage,
preengage,
accelerate,
expedite, make haste
Adj. early, prime, forward,
prompt, summary,
premature,
precipitate,
precocious,
prevenient,
anticipatory,
rath, sudden, unexpected, near, near at hand, immediate
Adv. early, soon,
anon,
betimes,
rath,
eft,
eftsoons, ere long, before long, shortly,
beforehand,
prematurely,
precipitately, too soon, before its time, before one's time, in anticipation, unexpectedly, suddenly, before one can say "jack robinson", at short notice,
extempore, on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion, at once, on the spot, on the instant, at sight,
offhand, out of hand, a' vue d'oeil, straight,
straightway,
straightforth,
forthwith, incontinently,
summarily, immediately, briefly, shortly, quickly, speedily,
apace, before the ink is dry, almost immediately, presently at the first opportunity, in no long time, by and by, in a while, directly
Phr. no sooner said than done, immediately, if not sooner, tout vient a temps pour qui sait attendre