earlier is a grammatical form of:
early earlier
1 before the present I saw Seán earlier chonaic mé Seán níos luaithe, chonaic mé Seán níos túisce, chonaic mé Seán ar ball she spoke a little earlier labhair sí rud beag ní ba luaithe, labhair sí beagán ní ba thúisce we'll have to be there earlier than that beidh orainn a bheith ann níos luaithe ná sin, beidh orainn a bheith ann níos túisce ná sin, caithfimid a bheith ann roimhe sin as I mentioned earlier mar a dúirt mé ar ball, mar a dúirt mé cheana, mar a dúirt mé ó chianaibh, mar a dúirt mé roimhe seo→ early Loading phrases and examples...
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