来不及

Pinyin: láibují

there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late

Example sentence

时间快来不及了。

Shíjiān kuài láibují le.

We're running out of time.

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What 来不及 means

来不及 (láibují) is a Chinese word meaning “there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late”. It appears in the HSK 4 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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