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Idiom idiom

it's early days


Indicating it is too soon to know the outcome of a situation, often implying it is too early to make a judgment or prediction.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

Don't worry about the results yet, it's early days.

CONTEXTUAL

The new manager has only been here for a week, so it's early days to judge her performance.

COMPLEX

While the initial data from the clinical trial appears promising, the researchers caution that it's early days and further long-term study is required.


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  2. 02

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    Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

  3. 03

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    A long time.

  4. 04

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    As good as claims or reputation would suggest.

  5. 05

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  6. 06

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    Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.

  7. 07

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  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026