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はやく^３ 早く

quickly; fast; 【形式ばった表現】 swiftly; rapidly

〈敏活に〉 promptly

〈急いで〉 hastily

〈早い時に〉 early

〈すぐ〉 instantly; soon

一刻も早く…する

lose no time (in) doing

できるだけ早く

as soon [quickly] as possible

用例

こういう病人は早く手当をしなければならない. A case of this sort requires prompt attention. 早くしろ! Hurry up!｜Be quick! 早く帰って来てね. Don't be long! 一刻も早く! There is not a moment to lose. できるだけ早くやりましょう. I'll do it as soon as possible.｜I'll do it the first chance I get [have]. 早くそう言えばよかったのに. You should have said so before [long ago]. 早く試験の結果が知りたい. I am anxious to know the result of the examination. どうやら冬が早くやって来そうだ. I'm afraid we're in for an early winter. 早くお正月になればいいんだがなあ. I wish the New Year would come soon. 車輪は人類史上かなり早くに発明された. The wheel was invented fairly early on in human history.

早くても

at the earliest

at the soonest

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早くても 2 日はかかるでしょう. It'll take two days at the soonest. その法律はどんなに早くても来年までは発効しないだろう. The law will not be in force before next year at the very earliest.

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早く

読み方 はやく

副詞

1

（＝速力の早く）fast; rapidly; swiftly

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この船は早く走る
The ship sails fast―She is a fast sailer.

雑草は早く生長する
Weeds grow rapidly.

この鳥は早く飛ぶ
This bird flies swiftly.

2

（＝動作の早く）quickly; rapidly; promptly; with promptly; with despatch

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早く早く
Be quick （about it）!―Use despatch!―Look alive!―Look sharp!

お客さんにお早く願いますと言え
Tell the gentleman to look alive!

グズグズしないで早く来い
Look sharp!―Sharp's the word!

こういう病気は早く手当をしないと手後れになる
Such cases require prompt attention.

どうせやるなら早くやれ
If you give at all, give quickly.

早く覚える者は早く忘れる
Those who learn quickly, forget as quickly.

早く返事しろ
Answer promptly―Answer with promptitude.

3

（＝時の早く）early; soon; betimes

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朝早くたった
I started early in the morning―at an early hour―bright and early―I made an early start.

彼は朝早く出て晩遅く帰る
He goes out early in the morning, and comes home late in evening.

朝早くから夜遅くまで働く
He works early and late―from early till late.

君は早く起きるか
Do you get up early?―Are you an early riser?

早く起きて一番汽車に間に合った
I got up so early as to be in time for the first train.

一番に間に合うように早く起きた
I got up early, so as to be in time for the first train.

朝早く起きて天気模様を見た
I was up betimes to mark the signs of the weather.

昨晩は早く寝た
I went to bed early last night.

手前どもでは早く寝て早く起きます
We keep early hours―keep good hours.

彼は早く両親に死に別れた
He early lost his parents―He lost his parents at an early age.

この果物は早く熟する
This fruit ripens early.

日本は早くから支那と貿易した
Japan early traded with China―Japan's trade with China began in an early age.

早くお返事を願います
Please oblige me with an early answer―a speedy answer.

ご都合でなるべく早く金をお返し下さい
Please pay the money at your earliest convenience.

なるべく早く来い
Come as soon as possible―as soon as you can.

早く来るほどが好い
The sooner, the better.

早く運びをつけてもらいたい
I want the matter settled as soon as possible.

何故もっと早く来なかったか
Why did you not come sooner?―earlier?

どちらが早く着くだろうか
Which do you think will arrive sooner?

医者がもっと早く来たらけが人は助かったのだに
If the doctor had come sooner―earlier―the injured would have been saved.

事件が早くかたづけばよい
I with the matter would soon be over―come to a speedy conclusion.

〈以下特例〉

用例

早くお帰りよ
（Come back soon―と言わずして） Don't be long!

早く帰る
I shall not be long.

一刻も早く、片時も早く
There is no time to lose―There is not a moment to be lost.

一刻も早く病人の手当をしろ
You must lose no time in attending to the sick.

早くその時になれば好い
How I long for that time to come!

早く故郷へ帰りたい
How I long to see my native land!

早く試験の成績が聞きたい
I am anxious to know the result of my examination.

彼は早く行きたがってバタバタしている
He is impatient to be gone.

子どもらが早くお祭りへ行きたがっている
The children are eager to go to the festival.

早く大きくなって偉くおなりなさい
Make haste and grow up to be a great man!

JMdict

早く

読み方：はやく

速く とも書く

(1)

（副詞） early; soon

(2)

quickly; swiftly; rapidly; fast

ライフサイエンス辞書

早く

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関連語

初期, 早期, すぐに

用例

early [初期の，早期の]

Studies of early data found that blacks received care that was of lower quality than that received by whites. (N Engl J Med)

We previously identified a novel biomarker for prostate cancer, early prostate cancer antigen (EPCA). (Cancer Res)

early [早くに]

We offered results to 135 participants in a phase II trial of breast excision alone for women with ductal carcinoma in situ, which was stopped early because of an early high rate of local recurrence. (Lancet)

early in life [生涯の早期に]

Data from experimental species suggest possible mechanisms for the origin of chronic disease early in life. (Annu Rev Nutr)

In one such strain, BXSB/MpJScR, male mice develop severe lupus-like symptoms early in life but females do not. (J Immunol)

In Tibetan children, severe stunting due to malnutrition occurs early in life, and morbidity is high. (N Engl J Med)

early development of [〜の初期発生]

Early development of the lens and retina depends upon reciprocal inductive interactions between the embryonic surface ectoderm and the underlying neuroepithelium of the optic vesicle. (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA)

earlyの共起表現

soonの共起表現

日本語WordNet(英和)

早く

【副詞】

1 chop-chop, rapidly, speedily, apace, quickly

急速な動きで

(with rapid movements)

he works quickly 彼は仕事が早い

2 fast

迅速に、または急速に

(quickly or rapidly)

how fast can he get here? どれくらい速く彼はここに到着できる？ ran as fast as he could 彼はできるだけ速く走った needs medical help fast 医療処置が即刻必要である fast-running rivers 速い流れの川 fast-breaking news 矢継ぎ早に展開するニュース fast-opening (or fast-closing ) shutters 速く開く（または速く閉まる）シャッター

3 quick, quickly, promptly

ほとんど遅れのない、あるいは全く遅れのないさま

(with little or no delay)

the rescue squad arrived promptly 救助隊は、すぐに到着した come here, quick! 速く、ここに来なさい！

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initial；promptly；quick；immediately