早さっ速そく

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Used when acting right after a trigger, often with a sense of eagerness or seizing the moment. Common in both speech and writing.

早さっ速そく〈動どう詞し〉to do something right away (after some cue)
新あたらしいカメラを早さっ速そく使つかってみた。
I tried out the new camera right away.
〈事こと〉に早さっ速そく取とり掛かかるto get started on something right away
新あたらしいプロジェクトに早さっ速そく取とり掛かかった。
I got started on the new project right away.
早さっ速そくの〈物もの〉a prompt (reply, response, etc.)
早さっ速そくのご返へん信しん、ありがとうございます。
Thank you for your prompt reply.

早さっ速そくですがwithout further ado; getting right to the point; I know this is abrupt, but...

すぐN4
すぐ is a general word for 'immediately' about time or distance, while 早速 specifically implies acting promptly in response to some cue or opportunity.
直ただちにN3
直ちに is formal and often appears in official instructions or emergencies, whereas 早速 is neutral and fits everyday conversation as well as writing.
至し急きゅうN2
至急 stresses urgency and is used in business or formal requests ('at once, urgently'), while 早速 simply marks prompt action after a trigger without necessarily implying urgency.
速そっ攻こう
早速 means 'promptly' with a nuance of eagerly acting on an opportunity, while 速攻 is a blunter, more casual way to say 'right away'.

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早はや々ばやN1
早速 means 'immediately/right away' in response to something, whereas 早々 focuses on doing something earlier than expected or before others.
さっさとN2
早速 describes doing something promptly, often with a positive or polite nuance, whereas さっさと is blunter and focused on not wasting time.
いち早はやく
早速 describes doing something promptly after a cue or opportunity, whereas いち早く focuses on being the first or fastest to act.
取とり急いそぎN1
早速 stresses that something is done promptly right after a trigger, whereas 取り急ぎ frames the message that follows as a rushed, provisional communication.
早そう々そう
早速 stresses acting promptly in response to something, while 早々 (especially as 早々に) stresses doing something without delay or earlier than expected.
即そっ刻こくN1
早速 is a mild, everyday word for doing something promptly after being asked, whereas 即刻 is formal and implies no delay is tolerated at all.
すぐさま
早速 often implies taking prompt action after receiving something (a request, gift, etc.), while すぐさま is more general and reaction-focused.
すぐにN5
早速 implies acting promptly on an opportunity or request, while すぐに is the neutral, general word for doing something right away.

早さっ速そくUsage57%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
さっそくUsage43%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji feel too formal.
サッソクUsage<1%

Compound of 早 (early, fast) and 速 (quick, speedy), emphasizing prompt action. The reading さっそく is a standard on'yomi combination.