If I may make a suggestion, perhaps we could begin a little earlier next week.

我来提个建议吧，或许我们下个星期可以早一点开始。

《牛津词典》

There's no harm in leaving a little earlier.

不妨早点动身。

《新英汉大辞典》

Start getting up a little earlier.

从稍稍早起开始做起。

youdao

You really should've figuredthat out a little earlier.

VOA: standard.other

And one of them is right above on that page, and I read it a little earlier: "thinking nothing and sweating."

其中一部分就在那页的上端，之前我才读过：,“脑子里一片空白,汗流个不停“

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A lot of other people got it a little earlier.

很多人很早就知道了。

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Now, there was a little earlier on, a crate being hoisted up by a crane.

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We heard a little earlier about the dangers of an administration overusing the privilege.

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Had it happened even a little earlier or a little later, I would have probably died.

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