Meaning & use
premature
Happening, arriving, or being done earlier than the normal, expected, or proper time.
See it in a sentence
The baby was born premature and spent two weeks in the hospital.
Celebrating before the final results were confirmed turned out to be premature.
A note on using this word
Premature often implies a judgment that something happened too soon to be wise or appropriate, not simply early.
Words with a similar meaning
earlyuntimely
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Words with an opposite meaning
lateoverdue
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