1.
quick pace; brisk walk; fast walking
Walking at a faster-than-normal pace. Not running, but walking with purpose and speed. Used both literally for the physical pace and figuratively for doing things hastily.
早足で歩く。
To walk at a brisk pace.
遅刻しそうなので早足で会社に向かった。
I was about to be late, so I walked quickly toward the office.
観光地を早足で回ったので、あまり楽しめなかった。
We rushed through the tourist spots, so we didn't really enjoy them.
Describes walking faster than usual, with purpose or urgency. Can also be used figuratively to describe rushing through an activity without taking time to appreciate it.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 早足で歩く: to walk briskly
- 早足で通り過ぎる: to walk past quickly
- 早足で回る: to rush through (a place)
- 早足になる: to quicken one's pace
USAGE:
Usually used with the particle で as an adverbial expression. The figurative use (早足で回る, to rush through) implies that something was done too quickly and superficially.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 小走り: trot, light jog — faster than 早足; actually running with short steps
- 駆け足: running, double-time — a full run
- 足早: quick-footed — same meaning, different word order; slightly more literary