早はや変がわり

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

quick change of costume

Kabuki term for a rapid costume change on stage; also used more broadly for any swift change of outfit or appearance.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きの早はや変がわりは見み事ごとだ。

  The quick costume change in kabuki is spectacular.

• 舞ぶ台たい袖そでで役やく者しゃが早はや変がわりする。

  The actor makes a quick change in the wings.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

quick transformation; sudden metamorphosis

Figurative extension: a sudden change in state, appearance, or character, often surprising or dramatic.

• 彼かれの態たい度どが早はや変がわりして驚おどろいた。

  I was surprised by his sudden change in attitude.

• 天てん気きが早はや変がわりして急きゅうに雨あめが降ふり出だした。

  The weather suddenly changed and it started raining.