early entry

Ahead-of-schedule access

Early entry refers to gaining admission or access before the standard or general opening.

Students may seek early entry to college, beginning before the typical age or skipping grades.

In retail and events, early entry lets select customers or ticket holders in before general admission: VIP passes include early entry to the venue.

The term also appears in military contexts for enlisting before reaching standard eligibility age.

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vanguard · threshold · doorway · door opens · advance · preliminary · registration · signup · enrollment · breakthrough · foothold · access · ticket · gateway · opening · debut · inception · launch

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timing of access

early entrylate entry

Submission after deadline

general admission · delayed entry · late arrival · open admission · latecomer

Family

early, entry, earlier, earliest, earliness, enter, enters, entered, entering

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G