there's not enough time (to do something) (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
來不及
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
我迟到了，来不及赶上飞机了。 wǒ chídào le, lái bù jí gǎnshàng fēijī le. - I'm late and I won't make it to catch the plane.
老板要求明天交报告，我来不及完成所有的工作。 lǎobǎn yāoqiú míngtiān jiāo bàogào, wǒ lái bù jí wánchéng suǒyǒu de gōngzuò. - The boss requires the report tomorrow, and I won't finish all the work in time.
考试时间太短了，我来不及做完所有的题目。 kǎoshì shíjiān tài duǎn le, wǒ lái bù jí zuò wán suǒyǒu de tímù. - The exam time is too short, and I won't finish all the questions in time.
他接到通知时已经很晚了，来不及去参加会议了。 tā jiēdào tōngzhī shí yǐjīng hěn wǎn le, lái bù jí qù cānjiā huìyì le. - He received the notice very late, and he won't make it to attend the meeting.
明天截止日期，我现在才开始做，可能来不及提交了。 míngtiān jiézhǐ rìqī, wǒ xiànzài cái kāishǐ zuò, kěnéng lái bù jí tíjiāo le. - The deadline is tomorrow, and I'm just starting now, so I might not make it to submit it.
Characters
不 bù - not; no (negation) | HSK 1
来 lái - to come | HSK 1
及 jí - and |