来不及

來不及
láibùjí

to not to (be able to) make it; to not be able to do something on time; to not have enough time; to be too late

Wiktionary

Homographs

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

Examples

时间快来不及了。

We're running out of time.

Source: Tatoeba

我时间来不及啦，你快一点呀！

I don't have enough time, hurry up!

Source: Tatoeba

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.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 来 lái
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)
2 不及 bùjí
  1. to fall short of
  2. not as good as
  3. too late