Returning home earlier than usual; leaving work or school sooner than expected to go home.
今日は体調が悪いので早帰りすることにした。
I'm not feeling well today, so I've decided to go home early.
台風のため会社が早帰りを指示した。
The company instructed employees to go home early because of the typhoon.
子どもは体調不良で早帰りしてきた。
The child came home early because he wasn't feeling well.
Returning in the morning — for example, coming home in the morning after a night shift; usage depends on context.
夜勤が終わって朝に早帰りしたら、家族はみんなまだ寝ていた。
After finishing the night shift and returning home in the morning, the family was still asleep.
遠方から来た友人は翌朝早帰りしていった。
The friend who had come from afar left early the next morning.