| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 早い | はやい | early |
| 早口 | はやくち | fast-talking |
| 早速 | さっそく | at once, immediately, without delay, promptly |
| 早かれ遅 | はやかれおそかれ | sooner or later |
| 尚早 | しょうそう | prematurity |
| 早 | はや | already, now, by this time |
| 早々 | そうそう, はやばや | early; quickly; just- (opened, started, etc.) |
| 早める | はやめる | to hasten, to quicken, to expedite, to precipitate, to accelerate |
| 早乙女 | さおとめ | young female rice planter, young girl |
| 早咲き | はやざき | early blooming, early flowering |
| 早急 | さっきゅう, そうきゅう | urgent |
| 早慶戦 | そうけいせん | Waseda-Keio (baseball) game |
| 早晩 | そうばん | sooner or later, eventually |
| 早暁 | そうぎょう | daybreak, dawn |
| 早朝 | そうちょう | early morning |
| 早期 | そうき | early stage |
| 早瀬 | はやせ | swift current, rapids |
| 早苗 | さなえ | rice seedlings |
| 時期尚早 | じきしょうそう | premature |
| 時機尚早 | じきしょうそう | before its time |
| 矢継ぎ早 | やつぎばや | rapid succession (e.g. questions) |
| 素早く | すばやく | quickly, nimbly, agilely |