> 夢は夢だったということだけれど、戦いがはじまった早々となりで死なれたら寝ざめが悪い (novel: _All You Need Is Kill_ )

I understand that the sentence means something along the lines of : "dream it
was however if he died at the start of the battle it will leave a bitter taste
in my mouse ."

What does なりで add here? Why is it not just 早々と ?
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What is the meaning of 早々となりで?
This [早々](https://jisho.org/word/%E6%97%A9%E3%80%85) is yet another noun that
can form a subordinate clause. Just as 始まった時 means "when it starts" and 始まった瞬間
means "the moment it starts", 始まった早々 means "soon after it starts" or "not too
long after it starts". 早々 can optionally take に, and the verb before it can be
a te-form (e.g., 始まった早々 = 始まった早々に = 始まって早々 = 始まって早々に).

早々 never takes と, and this となりで is 隣で ("next to me").
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