早はや帰がえり

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

returning early; going home earlier than usual

Used when someone comes back home or to a base earlier than expected or earlier than the usual time. Often used with する to mean 'to come home early'.

• 今日きょうは仕し事ごとが早はやく終おわったので早はや帰がえりした。

  I finished work early today, so I came home early.

• 子こ供どもの早はや帰がえりの日ひは、昼ひるごはんを用よう意いしておく。

  On days when the kids come home early, I prepare lunch in advance.

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

returning in the morning; coming home in the morning

Specifically refers to returning home in the morning after being out all night. Less common than the 'early return' sense; often implies a night out or overnight absence.

• 彼かれは朝あさまで飲のみ歩あるいて、早はや帰がえりした。

  He drank all night and came home in the morning.

• 早はや帰がえりのサラリーマンがコンビニで朝ちょう食しょくを買かっている。

  A salaryman returning home in the morning is buying breakfast at the convenience store.