early on

early-on的词性：
adv.（副词）

1. At an early stage or point:
初始：在早期阶段或起点：

“Early on, [he] found that being honest and being funny were almost the same thing” (Maureen Orth)
“很早以前，[他] 就知道诚实与可笑几乎是同样一件事” (莫琳·奥思)