Earlier (Adverb)
Meaning 1
Comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected".
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier".