First, the one we already know:

  • hayai 速い
    To be fast. To be quick.


Now some speed levels.

  • sokudo 速度
    Speed. Speed level. How fast something is.
  • kousoku 高速
    High speed.
  • teisoku 低速
    Low speed.
  • Speed learning.
  • onsoku 音速
    Speed of sound.
  • kousoku 光速
    Speed of light.


And then, some words to do things... fast.

  • sokutatsu 速達
    Express delivery.
  • sokketsu 速決
    Fast decision. Rash decision.
  • sokudoku 速読
    Quick reading.
  • sokkou  速攻
    Quick attack.
  • sokkou 速効
    Quick effect.
  • sokushuu 速習

Hayai 早い

Again, the word we already know:

  • hayai 早い
    Early. To be early.


And then we have these adverbs withtwo hayai instead of one.

  • sassoku 早速
    To do it now or soon. Let's go
  • hayahaya 早々
    To do soon.


Then we have these words about the time of the day.

  • souchou 早朝
    Early in the morning.
  • souban 早晩
    Early or late. Morning or evening. Eventually.


And finally these about doing things early.

  • hayaoki 早起き
    Wake up early.
  • hayane 早寝
    Go sleep early.
  • soutai 早退
    Leave early, or earlier than normal.

Osoi 遅い

First the word we already know, which has two meanings, as we already know.

  • osoi 遅い
    Slow or late.


Then some antonyms for hayai 速い.

  • titatsu 遅達
    Delayed delivery. Late delivery.
  • tishinji 遅進児
    Child that learns slowly.
    (literally "child that advances slowly")
  • tikou 遅行
    Delayed effect. Slow effect.


Then some antonyms for hayai 早い.

  • okureru 遅れる
    To be late. To delay.
  • okure 遅れ
    A delay. Lag..
  • osojimai 遅じまい
    To close late. (a shop, etc.)
  • osoku naru 遅くなる
    To be for later. To do something later.
  • tikoku 遅刻
    To be late somewhere. To get there after the right time. (school, etc.)
  • tiharai 遅払い
    Late pay. Delayed pay.

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