early season
Just getting started
Early season describes the beginning portion of a recurring period—typically a sports season, growing season, or television season.
It often implies conditions or performance characteristic of that phase: early-season rust, early-season injuries, early-season frost.
Teams or players may struggle with early-season form before hitting their stride.
In agriculture, early-season crops mature quickly after planting.
- preseasonPre-competition practice period
- training campAthletic preparation facility
- spring trainingBaseball's preseason practice period
- first pitchInitial ceremonial delivery
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
new growth · buds · frost · first frost · planting · opener · rookie · fresh · fresh start · green · nascent · budding · premiere · pilot episode · kickoff · inaugural · tender · spring fever
- wildlife regulationshunting licenses, bag limits, hunting zone, catch limit, size limit
- cultivarscultivar, Honeycrisp, Fuji apple, Gala apple, Granny Smith
- snow conditionspowder, packed powder, fresh snow, groomed, hardpack
early seasonlate season
Final period of cycle
end of season · season finale · home stretch · final stretch · mid-season
early seasonplayoffs
Championship elimination series
postseason · finals · championship series · crunch time · World Series
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