bright and early

Idioms and Phrases

Early in the morning, at dawn, as in It's a long trip, so we'll have to start out bright and early . The bright here presumably alludes to the brilliance of the dawning sun, which has long been noted by poets. [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

After days of morning to mid-afternoon gloom, Memorial Day bloomed bright and early over Los Angeles — the clouds blown away, no doubt, by the powerful current of sighs, groans and complaints generated by the weekend’s disappointing box office.

From Los Angeles Times

“Today, he had a day off, and how did he spend that? Brunch with Melania? No. Maybe a catch with Barron in the yard? No, no. Ranta Claus got up bright and early to post 165 venomous words about yours truly!”

From New York Times

I gather David Smith, whose evidence we'll hear first this morning, is already here having arrived bright and early.

From BBC

“They came out and they were ready to play today. They beat me downstairs for breakfast. My four seniors were sitting down eating together bright and early, so everybody was wide-awake and excited to be here because we weren’t ready to go down.”

From Seattle Times

Oscar nominations arrive bright and early Tuesday morning, the last of the season’s unveilings, following the guilds, the Globes, the Emmys, the ... what?

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ill-timed
• improper
• premature
• undue
• unfortunate