〜が早いか: Japanese grammar explained
~ga hayai ka — Immediate succession ("no sooner … than").
Structure
Verb(dictionary／た) + が早いか
Examples
ベルが鳴るが早いか、学生たちは教室を飛び出した。
ベルがなるがはやいか、がくせいたちはきょうしつをとびだした。
No sooner had the bell rung than the students rushed out of the classroom.
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