"early innings" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} early innings pl (plural only)
  1. (baseball) The first, second, and third innings. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-early_innings-en-noun-btFh5cDk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. The early stages of any project or extended event. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms (early stages of project): early days
    Sense id: en-early_innings-en-noun-GqM0aiq0 Disambiguation of 'early stages of project': 3 97
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