Related Clues:

• Five in the morning, say
• Just when expected
• Before the start
• Ahead of schedule
• Not delayed
• Prematurely
• Loser to Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley
• Like an eager guest
• Toward the beginning
• In advance
• Like an eager date, say
• Too soon
• Like Cro-Magnon man, to us
• With time to spare
• Way before the bell