Related Clues:

• Like the bird that catches the worm
• Before dawn, perhaps
• Ahead of time
• Like some retirements
• Five in the morning, say
• First light
• Before the start
• Cockcrow
• Ahead of schedule
• Prematurely
• Loser to Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley
• Like an eager guest
• Toward the beginning
• In advance
• Like an eager date, say