早些时候

提达早些时候就离开了

Tida left earlier.

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

那艘船早些时候就已降落，所以船员很快就能安全下船了。

The ship had already docked earlier, so the crew were able to disembark safely soon afterward.

我们每周至少带他们各自出海两天，从一天开始时出发，一直到下午早些时候。

We take each of them out to sea at least two days a week, leaving at the start of the day and returning in the early afternoon.