noun
- plural of earliness; the quality or state of occurring, arriving, or happening before the expected, usual, or scheduled time
Usage: typically used in abstract or formal contexts
Examples
- The earlinesses of spring arrivals have been shifting due to climate change.
- We appreciated the earlinesses with which the guests began to arrive.
- The earlinesses of different bird migrations vary by species.
- Her earlinesses in completing assignments impressed her teachers.
- The earlinesses of sunrise during summer make morning runs easier.