来不及

shàng bān shí jiān dào le tā lái bu jí bǎ hái zi sòng dào tuō ér suǒ

上班时间到了，他来不及把孩子送到托儿所。

It was time for him to go to work and he didn't get much time to send the kid to the nursery.

lái bu jí chī zǎo fàn le

来不及吃早饭了！

No time for breakfast!

děng kè rén dào le jiù lái bu jí zhǔn bèi wǎn cān le

等客人到了，就来不及准备晚餐了。

It'll be too late to start preparing dinner when the guests have arrived.

hái yǒu yī gè xiǎo shí jiù kāi chē lái bu jí chū chéng kàn tā qù le

还有一个小时就开车，来不及出城看她去了。

The train is going to leave in an hour, so I've got no time to go out of town to see her.

jīn tiān wǒ men lái bu jí qù tā jiā kàn tā le

今天我们来不及去她家看她了。

There's no time for us to go her home and see her today.

wǒ lái bu jí xiě xìn gěi tā le

我来不及写信给她了。

There's no time for me to write a letter to her.

bàn gè zhōng tóu shì lái bu jí de

半个钟头是来不及的。

Half an hour is too short.

tā lái bu jí jì lù

她来不及记录。

She didn't have enough time to write it down.

xiàn zài wéi shí yǐ wǎn lái bu jí huí tóu

现在为时已晚，来不及回头。

It was too late and too urgent to turn back.

wǒ men lái bu jí cǎi qǔ rèn hé xíng dòng

我们来不及采取任何行动。

We arrived too late to take any action.