No. 4,342 in German
frühestens
"Frühestens" means "at the earliest."
In a sentence
Das Meeting kann frühestens um 10 Uhr beginnen.
The meeting can start at the earliest at 10 o'clock.
In this sentence, 'frühestens' is used to indicate the earliest possible time that the action (the meeting's start) can take place.
Wir werden frühestens morgen die Ergebnisse erhalten.
We will receive the results at the earliest tomorrow.
Here, 'frühestens' specifies the earliest possible day when the results will be received.
Ich kann frühestens nächste Woche mit dem Projekt anfangen.
I can begin the project at the earliest next week.
'Frühestens' in this sentence determines the earliest timeframe (next week) when the action (starting the project) is feasible.
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