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The phrase "a generation early" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that occurs or is produced before its expected time frame, particularly in relation to generational changes or developments.
Example: "The technology was revolutionary, but it was a generation early for the market to fully appreciate its potential."
Alternatives: "ahead of its time" or "prematurely introduced".
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It's as if the Summer of Love had arrived a generation early.
And if he was before his era as a guard, might he have been a generation early as an athlete willing to take a stand too?
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A generation earlier, he'd have become a preacher.
Like Ms. Crowe a generation earlier, he felt an initial shock.
A generation earlier, Allen had the "Mighty Allen Art Players".
Her signature formalized a covenant that would have been unfathomable a generation earlier.
The nadir had actually occurred a generation earlier, during the Vietnam War.
A generation earlier, the football great Roosevelt Grier was well known for his interest in needlepoint.
The failure of the miners' strike did the same job a generation earlier.
A generation earlier, his parents might have placed Justin in an institution.
A generation earlier, she says, her role would have been decided.
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