Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe phrase "act earlier" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means to take action or make a decision sooner rather than later. You can use it in various situations, such as: 1. "If you had acted earlier, the situation wouldn't have escalated." 2. "I wish I had acted earlier and bought tickets to the concert before they sold out." 3. "It's better to act earlier and prevent problems rather than wait for them to arise." 4. "The doctor advised him to act earlier and seek treatment for his symptoms." 5. "I regret not acting earlier and investing in that company when the stock prices were low."
Exact(49)
Why did he not act earlier?
Others railed against governments for failing to act earlier.
Some investors took that as good news, having worried that the Fed might act earlier.
A dispute surrounds the Food and Drug Administration's failure to act earlier to prevent the outbreak.
Some US politicians have criticised the failure by the FBI to act earlier.
But by taking a bold 10-year view we can make common sense common practice and begin to act earlier.
Similar(10)
The A.C.L.U. is representing Ben Edelman, 22, who served as an expert witness in the organization's successful challenge of the Children's Internet Protection Act earlier this year.
The House overwhelmingly passed the measure, called the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, earlier this month, but the Senate has up to now viewed the measure more skeptically.
There's been one notable exception: the administration's belated, but welcome refusal to support the odious Sopa (Stop Online Privacy Act) earlier this year.
Having passed the Dodd-Frank Act earlier this summer, the bill that aspires to reorder our financial universe in the wake of the most serious economic crisis in generations, Congress has moved on to other matters.
Congress banned the bulk collection of telephone metadata – first revealed by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden in the Guardian in 2013 – by passing sweeping NSA reforms in the USA Freedom Act earlier this month.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com