early frost
Unseasonable autumn chill
An early frost is a frost that arrives before the typical frost season, often catching crops, gardens, or unprepared homeowners off guard.
The phrase usually signals agricultural concern—an early frost can devastate late-season harvests: We lost the tomatoes to an early frost.
Figuratively, it suggests premature ending or a chill arriving before its time.
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- cold snapBrief period of bitter chill
- harvestGathering mature crops
- pumpkinLarge orange autumn gourd
autumn · nip · cold · bite · garden · crystals · morning · dew · October · killing · tender · tender plants · wilt · blackened · crops · dawn · brittle · rime
- Frosthoarfrost, rime, frozen dew, ice crystals, defrost
- crop problemsblight, drought damage, crop disease, root rot, wilting
- Farming Weatherdrought, hail, rainfall, growing season, harvest time
- cold weathercold, freeze, frigid, bitter cold, cold snap
- dawn weathermorning fog, morning mist, morning dew, morning chill, morning haze