early bird catches the worm

1. Also, early bird gets the worm. One who arrives first has the best chance for success, as in She's always the first one in line and does well at these auctions—the early bird catches the worm! This proverbial saying, first recorded in English in 1605, is so familiar that it is often shortened to early bird, a term also used in the sense of “early riser”, as in You can call me at seven—I'm an early bird, as well as “early diner” (This restaurant has early-bird specials at lower prices).

Example Sentences

In the Florida case, which happened May 27, the 911 dispatcher told Burton to ask Weimann to smile, raise both arms in front of him and repeat the phrase, "the early bird catches the worm."

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Hoping to prove that the early bird catches the worm, he did so all the way back in July 2017.

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While the early bird catches the worm, it can also catch $118,000.

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No, smiles Josef Burger, boss of the Kitzbühel lift company, it is a strategy to draw keen skiers and athletes: “The early bird catches the worm.”

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"Early bird catches the worm," wrote one social media user, sharing a picture of his bounty.

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