# the early bird catches the worm

Pronunciation: say "thee UR-lee BURD KACH-iz thuh WURM" US /ði ˈɜɹli ˈbɜɹd ˈkætʃɪz ðə wɜɹm/, UK /ði ˈɜːli ˈbɜːd ˈkætʃɪz ðə wɜːm/

## Proverb

1. Alternative form of the early bird gets the worm. — Alternative form of the early bird gets the worm.
   - Simple: Alternative form of the early bird gets the worm. Use it to say that people who start early do best.
   - _She opened her stall an hour before the others, firmly believing that the early bird catches the worm._
   - _The coach reminded the rookies that the early bird catches the worm and posted the practice schedule for dawn._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/the-early-bird-catches-the-worm (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).