来不及 lái bu jí — there's not enough time (to do sth)/it's too late (to do sth)

来不及
lái bu jí

Characters: 来 · 不 · 及

Definitions

  1. there's not enough time (to do sth)/it's too late (to do sth)

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. there's not enough time (to do sth)
  2. it's too late

ExtDict

  1. 因时间短促，无法顾到或赶上还有一个钟头就开车，～出城看他去了。

Examples

  • 时间快来不及了。

    We're running out of time.

  • 我时间来不及啦，你快一点呀！

    I don't have enough time, hurry up!

  • 我时间有点来不及，只能出门买大饼油条。

    I'm running a little short on time, so I can only go out and buy flat bread and bread sticks.