also: はやいところ
expression, adverb
promptly; quickly; without delay
Colloquial adverbial phrase meaning 'as soon as possible' or 'right away'. Often used in casual requests or suggestions. The contracted form 早いとこ is more common in speech.
See also: 早いこと (はやいこと)
早いとこ宿題を終わらせちゃおう。
Let's finish our homework quickly.
早いところ帰ったほうがいいよ
You'd better go home as soon as possible.
Similar meaning but slightly more formal and less colloquial than 早いとこ. 早いこと is often used in written instructions or polite speech.
Also means 'quickly' but carries a stronger nuance of doing something briskly, sometimes with impatience or brusqueness. 早いとこ is softer and more about timeliness.
Contraction of 早いところ (hayai tokoro), literally 'early place/time', which developed into an adverbial phrase meaning 'promptly'. The contracted form 早いとこ is a common colloquial reduction.