I've got up in time to go another way (7)
I believe the answer is:
deviate
'go another way' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'i've got up in time' is the wordplay.
'got up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'time' becomes 'date' (a date is a period of time).
'ive' backwards is 'evi'.
'evi' placed into 'date' is 'DEVIATE'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for deviate that I've seen before include "Turn aside from course of action" , "Turn aside or digress from" , "Depart from an established course" , "Diverge (from a course)" , "Turn aside from accepted way" .)