はやく
Meanings
Adverb
1. early; soon
Why didn't I realize it sooner?
2. quickly; swiftly; rapidly; fast
esp. 速く
Pitch accent
は
やく
Composed of
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
early on; earlier on; from early
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
Examples (6 in total)
I also lost my father at an early age.
Why didn't I realize it sooner?
Where are you going so early?
I'm sorry I didn't reply to you sooner.
I should have done this sooner.
The two of them arrived on this island early this morning.