早期(そうき)

そうき
noun
early stage; early period
1. early stage; early period
The initial or early phase of a process, condition, or time period.
病気(びょうき)を早期(そうき)に発見(はっけん)する。
To detect the illness early.
早期(そうき)退職(たいしょく)を選(えら)んだ。
I chose early retirement.
問題(もんだい)の早期(そうき)解決(かいけつ)を目指(めざ)す。
We aim for an early resolution of the problem.

早期(そうき) indicates the early phase or beginning of something.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 早期(そうき)発見(はっけん) (early detection)
  • 早期(そうき)治療(ちりょう) (early treatment)
  • 早期(そうき)退職(たいしょく) (early retirement)
  • 早期(そうき)解決(かいけつ) (early resolution)

USAGE:

  • Often used as a modifier before nouns to mean "early" in the sense of "at an early stage"
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