early bird catches the worm

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[early bird catches the worm] or [early bird gets the worm] A person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of succeeding; if you arrive early or are quicker, you get ahead of others. — A proverb.

* /When Billy's father woke him up for school he said, "The early bird catches the worm."/

* /Charles began looking for a summer job in January; he knows that the early bird gets the worm./

Compare: FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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