The phrase "an earlier error" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a mistake that occurred before the current point in time or context.
Example: "Upon reviewing the document, I realized that there was an earlier error in the calculations that needed to be corrected."
Alternatives: "a previous mistake" or "a prior error".
He still could have his sentence shortened to correct an earlier error in the case.
When she finally landed the job last year, she said, many friends and colleagues reacted as if an earlier error was being rectified.
In a report released today, the panel says that a combination of finding new evidence and identifying an earlier error led to the revamped conclusion, which contradicts a report from the same panel nearly a year ago.
It is possible that Møller and Cuervo's figure 2 is based on an earlier, error prone version but that their Supplementary material is reasonably accurate.
Despite an early error which cost a goal, he shone in a 3-2 replay victory, then excelled in two last-four encounters with Luton Town, a 1-1 draw being followed by a 1-0 defeat.
Fox-Pitt, 47, had led the competition after the two-day dressage phase and looked on course to write a fairytale comeback story but an early error and a handful of time faults dropped him way off the medal pace in 22nd position.
For David Wray, founder and MD of Grease Monkey Cycles, which provides convenient bike maintenance services to the Central Belt of Scotland, an early error was to take on people too soon for functions such as marketing and finance which could have been outsourced for much less.
For, the BER curves of all equalizers suffer from an early error floor at a BER around.
And once Wednesday's Michail Antonio had failed to latch onto an early error from Sam Ricketts, Bolton had the better of the early exchanges.
A worthy mention must go to Sunderland's Vito Mannone, who after an early error recovered very well to play his part in a credible 2-2 dragainstnSouthamptonton.
Eugene Laverty recovered from an early error to finish fifth in race one, and a sixth place in race two sees him lie sixth overall, two points behind Rea.
