Characters
- 来 (來): to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 及 (及): and; to reach; up to; in time for
Resources
- Wiktionary: 来不及
- MDBG: 来不及
- Examples with 来不及 on Tatoeba
Examples
我时间来不及啦，你快一点呀！
我时间有点来不及，只能出门买大饼油条。
你看人家，做按摩，浴足，瘦身，赶时尚新潮还来不及。
别去了！太远了，已经来不及了。
时间来不及了，别再睡了！