bright and early

idiom

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

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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 Another full day tomorrow and here, in Aspen, things start bright and early. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024 Daily Total: $0 Day Two 7:20 a.m. — Up bright and early... R29 Team, refinery29.com, 8 May 2024 Day 1 of the 33rd Olympiad got underway bright and early this morning, with Badminton the first sport to begin over at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena. NBC News, 28 July 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 16 Nov. 2024.

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