early bird

noun

noun

Etymology From the expression the early bird gets the worm.

Idiomatic A person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.

If you’re a bird, be an early bird— But if you’re a worm, sleep late.1974, Shel Silverstein, “Early Bird”, in Where the Sidewalk Ends, HarperCollins:

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