はやい
fast (in terms of speed)
A bundle going down the road strapped tight so that nothing on it slows it down. The same はやい as 早い early, except that this one is about speed rather than the clock. He is at the far end before anybody: はやい.
Same reading as 早い はやい, early. 早い is about the clock and 速い is about the speed. Arriving early is 早い, running fast is 速い.
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