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The faster you work, the earlier you will be finished. 
Bạn càng làm việc nhanh, bạn càng xong sớm. * 100 The earlier you come, the earlier you can go. Bạn càng đến sớm, bạn càng đi về sớm được. * 100 like: früher → →
früher ☊ sớm hơn ☊ 
☊ früher ☊ 早的 ☊ zǎo de Ich werde versuchen, morgen früher nach Hause zu kommen. ☊ Anh sẽ cố gắng, ngày mai về nhà sớm hơn. ☊ (Lektion 60, Nr. 849) Und auch nicht, dass Postboten früher Beamte waren. ☊ Và cũng chẳng biết người đưa thư ngày xưa là công chức. ☊ (Lektion 83, Nr. 1184) Wäre es möglich, dass wir uns eine Stunde früher treffen? ☊ Chúng ta có thể gặp nhau sớm hơn một tiếng được không? ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1560) add sth (to sth): I have nothing to add to my earlier statement. ☊ add ☊
agree (that)...: She agreed (that) I could go early. ☊ agree ☊
agree to do sth: She agreed to let me go early. ☊ agree ☊
Are you sure it's all right for me to leave early? ☊ all right ☊
Sue and I left early. ☊ and ☊
She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses. ☊ authority ☊
I left early to avoid the rush hour. ☊ avoid ☊
That had happened long before (= a long time earlier). ☊ before ☊
believe (that)...: People used to believe (that) the earth was flat. ☊ believe ☊
It was bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it). ☊ bound ☊
Some birds which were once a common sight are now becoming rare. ☊ common ☊
These results conflict with earlier findings. ☊ conflict ☊
Relations between them have definitely cooled (= they are not as friendly with each other as they were). ☊ cool ☊
They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier. ☊ correct ☊
The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models. ☊ design ☊
He used to be a pilot but now he has a desk job. ☊ desk ☊
The ruling overturned the court's earlier decision. ☊ early ☊
The baby arrived earlier than expected. ☊ early ☊
a week earlier ☊ early ☊
She had seen him earlier in the day. ☊ early ☊
pensions from previous employments ☊ employment ☊
Careful examination of the ruins revealed an even earlier temple. ☊ examination ☊
explanation (as to why...): an explanation as to why he had left early ☊ explanation ☊
I used to live in France; in fact, not far from where you're going. ☊ in (actual) fact ☊
There are far more opportunities for young people than there used to be. ☊ far ☊
People used to think the earth was flat. ☊ flat ☊
If we leave now, I can catch the earlier flight. ☊ flight ☊
it is forgotten that...: It should not be forgotten that people used to get much more exercise. ☊ forget ☊
in former times ☊ former ☊
I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn. ☊ formerly ☊
These skills used to be handed down from father to son. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
Britain's licensing hours (= when pubs are allowed to open) used to be very restricted. ☊ hour ☊
This is a great improvement on your previous work. ☊ improvement ☊
All I know is that she used to work in a bank (= I have no other information about her). ☊ know ☊
I eat lots less than I used to. ☊ lot ☊
She has two children by a previous marriage. ☊ marriage ☊
Things were different in the old days. ☊ old ☊
I used to go there often in the past. ☊ past ☊
I had a letter from the people who used to live next door. ☊ person ☊
What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier. ☊ pity ☊
Please could I leave early today? ☊ please ☊
a list of all club members, past and present ☊ present ☊
She is his daughter from a previous marriage. ☊ previous ☊
I was unable to attend because of a previous engagement. ☊ previous ☊
The judge will take into consideration any previous convictions. ☊ previous ☊
The building had previously been used as a hotel. ☊ previously ☊
They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before). ☊ relative ☊
remarkable that...: It is remarkable that nobody noticed sooner. ☊ remarkable ☊
The findings are similar to those reported in previous studies. ☊ report ☊
She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed. ☊ reverse ☊
The new bridge has been finished two years ahead of schedule. ☊ schedule ☊
Girls become sexually mature earlier than boys. ☊ sexually ☊
He smiled to think how naive he used to be. ☊ smile ☊
They arrived home sooner than expected. ☊ soon ☊
The sooner we set off, the sooner we will arrive. ☊ soon ☊
Sooner or later you will have to make a decision. ☊ sooner or later ☊
Steel used to be important in South Wales. ☊ steel ☊
survive from sth: Some strange customs have survived from earlier times. ☊ survive ☊
He's a lawyer turned politician (= he used to be a lawyer but is now a politician). ☊ turn ☊
If you want to leave early, I'm sure he'll understand. ☊ understand ☊
We used to go sailing on the lake in summer. ☊ used to ☊
I didn't use to like him much when we were at school. ☊ used to ☊
I have to leave work early today. ☊ work ☊