about 'on'
"Whilst in previous generations there have always been an energetic few with the health and drive (to keep working), many looked to create their wealth early on in life with a view to enjoying it when they retired," said Greg Davies at Barclays Wealth.
the passage is from BBC,my quetion is ,what is the use of ON here
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The expression is "early on". It means "near the beginning".
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Sometimes "early on" is used instead of just the word "early," with no difference in meaning, whenever the meaning of "early" refers to something like "close to the beginning of something."
And either way is be fine, and exactly the same!
So for example, you could say, "Early in the day, I did something" or "Early on in the day, I did something."
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It does not mean "on" as in on top of something. It means "on" as in, in the process. It is not necessary in the sentence, the sentence would have the same meaning if "on" was completely taken out of it.
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