The early bird gets the worm Home The Lexicon The early bird gets the worm Thumbnail Phrase or WordThe early bird gets the wormDefinitionPeople who start their tasks early or arrive before others have a better chance of achieving success and getting the best opportunitiesLanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryAviansGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemTo be neither fish nor fowl Next itemEvery man thinks his own goose swans; Every crow thinks her own bird fairest
