you have a preflower, yes. those can develop in vege.
if it is a photoperiod, it's not in flower until you give it a long enough uninterrupted dark cycle (and continue to do so). typically this is 12on / 12 off, but many plants will work at 14/10... even a rare plant may flower in 15/9, but you douln't want to bet on it, lol. 12/12 is safe to avoid outliers.
if it's an autoflower, that's a good sign to guesstimate flower phase started about 7-10 days prior from the time you have a well-fromed preflower. This stuff doesn't grow overnight.