earlier沒有時態。
adj. 早些時候的,初期的
adv. 早地,早些時候地I lost my job earlier this year.
今年早些時候,我失業了。
She had seen him earlier in the day.
她在那天早些時候見到過他。
The baby arrived earlier than expected.
嬰兒早產了。
He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day.
那天早些時候,他用羅網捕了一隻野兔。
The text varies from the earlier versions.
這一文本有別於那些早期的版本。