稍早时 稍早時

稍

• 稍候 shāo hòu ㄕㄠ ㄏㄡˋ saau2 hau6 to wait a moment
• 稍后 稍後 shāo hòu ㄕㄠ ㄏㄡˋ saau2 hau6 in a little while; shortly after
• 稍微 shāo wēi ㄕㄠ ㄨㄟ saau2 mei4 a little bit
• 稍稍 shāo shāo ㄕㄠ ㄕㄠ saau2 saau2 somewhat
• 稍嫌 shāo xián ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˊ saau2 jim4 more than one would wish

早

• 一早 yī zǎo ㄧ ㄗㄠˇ jat1 zou2 early in the morning
• 尽早 儘早 jǐn zǎo ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄗㄠˇ zeon2 zou2 as early as possible
• 及早 jí zǎo ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄠˇ kap6 zou2 at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
• 提早 tí zǎo ㄊㄧˊ ㄗㄠˇ tai4 zou2 ahead of schedule
• 早上 zǎo shang ㄗㄠˇ ˙ㄕㄤ zou2 soeng6 early morning

时 時

• 一时 一時 yī shí ㄧ ㄕˊ jat1 si4 a period of time
• 不时 不時 bù shí ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ bat1 si4 from time to time
• 何时 何時 hé shí ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ ho4 si4 when
• 即时 即時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ zik1 si4 immediate
• 及时 及時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ kap6 si4 timely; at the right time

• 英年早逝 yīng nián zǎo shì ㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄠˇ ㄕˋ jing1 nin4 zou2 sai6 to die an untimely death (idiom)
• 早出晚归 早出晚歸 zǎo chū wǎn guī ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ zou2 ceot1 maan5 gwai1 to leave early and return late (idiom)

• 不识时变 不識時變 bù shí shí biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 sik1 si4 bin3 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
• 不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄨˋ bat1 sik1 si4 mou6 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
• 藏器待时 藏器待時 cáng qì dài shí ㄘㄤˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕˊ cong4 hei3 doi6 si4 to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment