early days (yet)
idiom
British
—used to say that it is too soon to know how something will turn out
Things haven't gone well so far, but it's early days yet.
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Sources close to Sorkin confirmed Friday that the writer is working on a Social Network-adjacent screenplay, but emphasized the project is early days and there is no studio partner as of yet.
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
Badly battered at the start of the fighting, when the front lines skirted outlying districts, the city in northeastern Ukraine has in recent weeks come under the worst bombardment since those early days of war.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Prior to and in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, historically low interest rates meant governments were effectively benefiting from free money.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 Apr. 2024
The museum pays tribute to other sites that contributed important elements of the nuclear program, including the vast expanse of rugged federal land 65 miles north of here, known in its early days as the Nevada Test Site.
—Michael Janofsky, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Inside My Quest to Find the Perfect Pairs Fashion
Introducing Julez Smith
On the bright side, friends, visiting in pairs, would recall memories together—a dynamic that worked well in the early days, inspiring me to listen intently.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
In the early days of Knott’s, customers, primarily Los Angeles-area residents, would stop by en route to the Pacific Ocean during the summer months to purchase pie or boysenberries to take with them for snacks on the beach.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2024
Since its early days with orange walls and a menu handcrafted on Microsoft Word, the restaurant has revamped its interior decor, menu design and online presence.
—Lillian Parker, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Hammel’s movie, her directorial début, is a scrappy ensemble comedy, set in 2020, that follows a clutch of L.G.B.T.Q.+ Brooklynites during the early days of the pandemic.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
Badly battered at the start of the fighting, when the front lines skirted outlying districts, the city in northeastern Ukraine has in recent weeks come under the worst bombardment since those early days of war.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Prior to and in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, historically low interest rates meant governments were effectively benefiting from free money.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 Apr. 2024
The museum pays tribute to other sites that contributed important elements of the nuclear program, including the vast expanse of rugged federal land 65 miles north of here, known in its early days as the Nevada Test Site.
—Michael Janofsky, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Inside My Quest to Find the Perfect Pairs Fashion
Introducing Julez Smith
On the bright side, friends, visiting in pairs, would recall memories together—a dynamic that worked well in the early days, inspiring me to listen intently.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
In the early days of Knott’s, customers, primarily Los Angeles-area residents, would stop by en route to the Pacific Ocean during the summer months to purchase pie or boysenberries to take with them for snacks on the beach.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2024
Since its early days with orange walls and a menu handcrafted on Microsoft Word, the restaurant has revamped its interior decor, menu design and online presence.
—Lillian Parker, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Hammel’s movie, her directorial début, is a scrappy ensemble comedy, set in 2020, that follows a clutch of L.G.B.T.Q.+ Brooklynites during the early days of the pandemic.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
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