early mark

noun

The permission to leave early (from class, school, workplace, etc.) before the scheduled end time; an early finish.

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Meanings

nounearly mark (plural early marks)

plural early marks

  1. New South WalescolloquialThe permission to leave early (from class, school, workplace, etc.) before the scheduled end time; an early finish.

    The former PBL boss let slip in court this week that he needed an early mark yesterday to attend "a dinner" with the PM.

    2005, “Big night at the Dick Pratts”, in Sydney Morning Herald

    Synonyms: early minute

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe permission to leave early (from class, school, workplace, etc.) before the scheduled end time; an early finish.

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early minute
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APA

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MLA

“early mark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20mark. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “early mark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20mark.

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