Word Meaning や否や

彼は警官を見るや否や逃亡した。

As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran away.

座るや否や、眠り込んでしまった。

As soon as I sat down, I fell asleep.

座るや否や、眠りに落ちてしまった。

As soon as I sat down, I fell asleep.

彼女は私を見るや否や、わっと泣き出した。

The moment she saw me, she burst into tears.

一人になるや否や、彼女はその手紙を開いた。

The moment she was alone she opened the letter.

トムは目覚まし時計が鳴るや否や、ベッドから飛び起きた。

Tom jumped out of bed as soon as the alarm clock went off.

トムは疑いなく学校中で一番頭のいい生徒だったが、先生に不意に当てられるといつもすっかりあがってしまい、口を開くや否や全く訳の分からないことをしどろもどろに口走るのだった。

Tom was undoubtedly the most intelligent student in the entire school, but whenever the teacher asked him a question for which he was not prepared, he was filled with such nervousness that he would become confused, and something utterly incomprehensible would issue from his mouth as soon as he opened it.