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が早い

be quick at something; something happens or progresses quickly, be early, quick and easy; quick to understand or sort out

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phrase Common #3,812
be quick at something; something happens or progresses quickly Follows a noun naming an action or process; it describes how quickly it is done or progresses.
JA: トムはいつも驚くほど仕事が早い。
EN: Tom always gets his work done remarkably quickly.

彼女は他のどの生徒よりも計算が早い。

She calculates faster than any other student.

うさぎは繁殖が早い。

Rabbits reproduce quickly.

彼は頭の働きが早い。

He thinks quickly.

理解が早いな

You catch on quickly.

— ダイ・ハード (1988)

このフィルムは現像が早い。

This film develops quickly.

彼は諦めが早い。

He gives up too easily.

トムはいつも驚くほど仕事が早い。

Tom always works amazingly fast.

彼は外国語の上達が早い。

He picks up foreign languages quickly.

これはさすがにかぐやが早いか～？

I guess even Kaguya is too fast for this one, huh?

— Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)

雑草は成長が早い。

Weeds grow quickly.

彼は計算が早い。

He is quick at math.

トムはなんて仕事が早いのでしょう。

Tom works incredibly fast!

子供は成長が早い。

Kids grow up fast.

あきらめが早いな

You give up too easily.

— マルコムＸ (1992)

phrase Rare #35,973
be early Used when something happens or begins earlier than usual; が marks what is early in timing.
JA: 今年は梅雨入りが早いですね。
EN: The rainy season is starting early this year, isn’t it?

うちには朝が早い者も何人かいる。

Some of us get up early.

祖父は朝が早いんですよ。

My grandfather gets up early.

発見が早いと

If it's discovered early

— Departures (2008)

今年は、梅雨入りが早いですね。

The rainy season is starting early this year, isn't it?

明日の出発が早いの来る？

We’re leaving early tomorrow. Are you coming?

— ROMA/ローマ (2018)

phrase Rare #41,356
quick and easy; quick to understand or sort out Follows a noun such as 理解 (understanding) or 話 (discussion) to say that someone catches on quickly or that things are easy to work out.
JA: 話が早い。
EN: This is easy to sort out.

話が早いわ待ってて

You're quick—wait for me.

— Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014)

真の革命家はもっと話が早いぞ

A true revolutionary gets to the point much faster.

— ワン・バトル・アフター・アナザー (2025)

君は理解が早いな

You catch on quickly.

— ダイ・ハード (1988)

話が早い

You catch on quickly.

— 28年後... 白骨の神殿 (2026)