earlydirection
nounUK /ˈɜː.li.daɪˌrek.ʃən/
US /ˈɝː.li.daɪˌrek.ʃən/
A direction you choose at the very start of something.
The earlydirection of the game was to head toward the big tree.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The first set of instructions given to someone at the beginning of a task.
The teacher gave us an earlydirection before we started the project.
3. An early hint about which way something is likely to go.
The first few pages gave an earlydirection to the story.
4. A plan made at the start of a journey.
Our earlydirection was to walk north along the river.