2021-8-17 · At a time in advance of the usual or expected event. 2013 June 29, "High and wet", in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28: Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels ...