Meaning of やいなや in Japanese

Definition of やいなや

やいなや(yainaya) 【や否や】

(exp) the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...
そこに出かけるやいなや彼女は病気になった。
No sooner had she gone there than she was taken ill.
whether or not

つくやいなや(tsukuyainaya) 【着くや否や ·着くやいなや】

その部屋へやに入るはいるやいなや彼らかれらは話はなしをやめたやめる。

The minute I entered the room, they stopped talking.

その知らせしらせを聞くきくやいなや彼女かのじょは青ざめた。

On hearing the news, she turned pale.

その少女は怪物かいぶつの姿すがたを見るみるやいなや逃げ出した。

No sooner had the girl caught sight of the monster than she ran away.

Instantly the girl saw her mother, she burst out crying.

No sooner had the child seen his mother than he burst into tears.

その犬いぬは私のわたし姿すがたを見るみるやいなや逃げて行った。

Scarcely had the dog seen me before in ran away.

On hearing the sound, the dog rushed away.

その一行が出発しゅっぱつするやいなや、雨あめが降り出した。

The party had no sooner started than it began to rain.

No sooner had she gone there than she was taken ill.

ある日曜日にちようびの朝あさ、ジョージは自宅じたくの居間いまに乱入らんにゅうするやいなやこう言った。

One Sunday morning George burst into the living room and said the following.