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As soon as A occurred; right after A
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私 が 帰 宅 為 る が 早 い か 、 お 風 呂 に 入 り ま し た 。 
No sooner had I returned home than I got in the bath.
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彼 女 に メ ー ル す る が 早 い か 、 彼 女 か ら 電 話 が 掛 か っ て き た 。 
Right after I emailed her, I got a call from her.
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早い
か
Basic Examples:
ベルが鳴るが早いか (as soon as the bell rings)

Related Expressions
たとたん
なり
や、やいなや
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Grammar usage notes

this is functionally the same as, but less formal than, や否や
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mysticfive
Level: 2025
が早いか is similar to や否や but can take 辞書形 as well as past simple whereas や否や can only take 辞書形. Also や否や implies a shorter time interval or even "simultaneously" than 早いか. There's also a slight difference in the following action. 新完全マスター says that after が早いか comes 少し意外感がある事実を表す文 and after や否や comes 事実を表す文.
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emmy
Level: 3

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Spaygon
Level: 27

I have read on another web that said the second clause cant be something relate to nature phenomenon, but why the Example has the 私が帰宅するが早いか、急に雨が降りだしました。one??? Really confused

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1 year ago
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マイコー
Level: 301

I checked out two paper dictionaries (one in English, one in Japanese), and a website, and did not see any specific mention of any restrictions in the second category. Can you point out where you saw it?

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gdartfow
Level: 1936

I found multiple websites saying the consequent should be a volitional verb, so natural phenomena shouldn't be used with this pattern, e.g.:

https://blognihongo.com/n1/grammar_gahayaika/

https://yasuwangblog.com/gahayaika/

https://jn1et.com/gahayaika/

https://www.edewakaru.com/archives/8598200.html

Neither DoAJG nor Bunkei Jiten explicitly mention it, but their example sentences do seem to be in line with that...

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マイコー
Level: 301

Thanks! To be safe, I'll adjust that sentence.

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