to be too late; to not have enough time
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to be too late; to not have enough time (to do something)
Commonly used to express that there is insufficient time to complete an action before a deadline or event. Often used in the pattern '来不及 + Verb'.
Hái还
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
zhōng钟
tóu头
jiù就
kāi开
chē车
，
lái来
bu不
jí及
kàn看
tā他
qù去
le了
。
The train leaves in an hour, there's no time to go see him now.
Wǒ我
qǐ起
chuáng床
wǎn晚
le了
，
lái来
bu不
jí及
chī吃
zǎo早
fàn饭
le了
。
I got up late and don't have time to eat breakfast.
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Diàn电
yǐng影
kuài快
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
lái来
bu不
jí及
mǎi买
bào爆
mǐ米
huā花
le了
。
The movie is about to start; we don't have time to buy popcorn.
Tā他
pǎo跑
de得
tài太
kuài快
，
wǒ我
lái来
bu不
jí及
hǎn喊
tā他
。
He ran too fast; I couldn't call out to him in time.
Rèn任
wu务
jié截
zhǐ止
le了
，
xiàn现
zài在
xiū修
gǎi改
bào报
gào告
yǐ已
jīng经
lái来
bu不
jí及
le了
。
The task deadline has passed; it's too late to revise the report now.