As soon as I noticed A, B; almost immediately after A, B
B is a surprising exception contrary to action A
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一つ通りすぎたかと思うと、直ぐ次の台風が接近為る。
No sooner has one typhoon passed than the next one approaches.
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22
三週間一緒に過ごしたけど、彼女は海外から着いたかと思ったら直ぐに帰って仕舞った感じがした。
We spent three weeks together, but it felt like she had just arrived from overseas when she left.
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3
漸く全ての仕事が一段落為たかと思ったら、又新しい仕事が舞い込んできた。
Although I had finally finished the first stage of all the work, some new work got dropped on me unexpectedly.
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今日の父は感情の起伏が激しい。先ほど迄笑って居たかと思ったら、突然怒り出した。
Today, Dad's emotions are really up and down. Although he was smiling until just now, he suddenly got angry.
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画期的な新技術が出て来たかと思うと、直ぐに又他の新しい技術が生まれる。
As soon as a revolutionary new technology comes out, another is soon born.
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赤ちゃんは大泣き為たかと思うと、もう笑い出して居た。
Almost immediately after the baby was crying hard, it had begun to laugh.
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Grammar usage notes
The pattern (か)と思ったら/思うと introduces a contrast between expectation and reality, but with a tone of surprise or reversal. It’s often used in spoken or narrative contexts and highlights how quickly or unexpectedly something turned out differently. By contrast, のに emphasizes a contradiction between expectation and reality in a more factual tone, and has a greater sense of disappointment or regret.
[Related Expressions]
→ かと思ったら and かと思えば can replace かと思うと when the verb in B is non-emotive.
Ex.
最近は、肌寒くなったかと＿、翌日には温かくなったりする。
These days, just when you think it's gotten chilly, the next day it turns warm again.
〇 思うと・思えば・思ったら
ハワイでは、雨が降ってきたかと＿、すぐやんでしまう。
In Hawaii, as soon as it begins to rain, it stops right away.
〇 思うと・思えば・思ったら
私の書いた小説が出版されるかと＿、とてもうれしい。
When I think that the novel I wrote will be published, I feel very happy.
〇 思うと ✕ 思ったら ✕✕ 思えば
会社のリストラで職を失うのではないかと＿、気が重いです。
When I think about how I might be laid off because of restructuring at my company, I feel depressed.
〇 思うと ✕ 思ったら ✕✕ 思えば
Source: Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar
→ かと思ったら and かと思えば can replace かと思うと when the verb in B is non-emotive.
Ex.
最近は、肌寒くなったかと＿、翌日には温かくなったりする。
These days, just when you think it's gotten chilly, the next day it turns warm again.
〇 思うと・思えば・思ったら
ハワイでは、雨が降ってきたかと＿、すぐやんでしまう。
In Hawaii, as soon as it begins to rain, it stops right away.
〇 思うと・思えば・思ったら
私の書いた小説が出版されるかと＿、とてもうれしい。
When I think that the novel I wrote will be published, I feel very happy.
〇 思うと ✕ 思ったら ✕✕ 思えば
会社のリストラで職を失うのではないかと＿、気が重いです。
When I think about how I might be laid off because of restructuring at my company, I feel depressed.
〇 思うと ✕ 思ったら ✕✕ 思えば
Source: Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar
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