"I realized early on how important it is to make and have money."
The point was, as I ought to have realized earlier.
Those prices are ones that were realized several months earlier.
Other things he should have realized earlier came rushing in.
She realized early on that dance would be her passion in life.
Some companies realized early on that they had developed a potential source of income in their software.
Palumbo realized early that he had a mind for business.
White realized early on that TV had changed how children learned.
David realized early on that a national effort was necessary to support neuroscience.
I think they realized early on that I didn't know anything.