“late”的反义词是：early
early ['ɜːlɪ]
adj. 早期的；早熟的
adv. 提早；在初期
n. (Early)人名；(英)厄尔利
短语：
as early as 早在…的时候
early or late 迟早
early in 早在…的时候
early stage 早期，初期
early on 在早期；从事，经营；继续下去
例句：
1、We have the rains in early summer.
我们这儿的雨季在初夏。
2、And there is one other early Romantic, who was an illustrator as well.
还有一位早期的浪漫派诗人，他还是一位插图画家哦。
3、We propose an early start tomorrow.
我们打算明天早早出发。
4、We arrived early at the theatre so as to preempt the front seats.
我们早早来到剧院，以便捷足先登占到前排座位。
5、If you want to go, go early tomorrow.
要走，明天早早儿走。
6、She longs for the early return of her beloved.
她盼着心上人早日归来。
7、I'll come early tomorrow in order to save your waiting.
明天我会早来点儿，省得让你等着。
8、We got up early to behold the sunrise.
我们早起观看了日出。
9、In order to get out of the peak-hour traffic, we must start early.
我们得早点儿动身以避开交通高峰期。
10、He was a peasant in his early years.
他早年是个农民。
