bright and early

idiom

: very early
We will be getting up bright and early in the morning.

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If schedules allow, leave bright and early or after the evening commute. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 Critics Choice and Spirit Awards nominations started rolling out Thursday and the EW team will be up bright and early on Monday for the Golden Globe nominations announcement. Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024 Loudmouth will open bright and early on weekends for brunch. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024 Doors opened at five and the event started at six, no doubt so that many of the five hundred attendees could return to the office that night or bright and early the next morning. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bright and early 

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“Bright and early.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bright%20and%20early. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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