来不及lái bu jí
Verbthere's not enough time (to do something)

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 来不及.
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不 stroke order svg
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Practice writing 来不及 (lái bu jí) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

来不及 consists of 3 characters.

How to Use 来不及 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 来不及 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith恐怕
kǒng
lái
neutralSpoken
afraid it's too late
Verb + Objectwith吃饭
lái
chī
fàn
neutral
no time to eat
Subject + Verbwith时间
shí
jiān
lái
neutral
time is running out
Verb + Complementwith
lái
liǎo
neutral
too late

Example Sentences with 来不及

chuáng
wǎn
le
lái
chī
zǎo
fàn
I got up late and didn't have time to eat breakfast.
huì
shàng
jiù
yào
kāi
shǐ
le
xiàn
zài
zhǔn
bèi
liào
kǒng
lái
le
The meeting is about to start; I'm afraid there's not enough time to prepare the materials now.
wèi
shén
me
zǎo
diǎn
chū
xiàn
zài
gǎn
chǎng
hái
lái
de
ma
Why didn't you leave earlier? Is there still enough time to rush to the airport now?
huǒ
chē
kuài
kāi
le
men
kuài
diǎn
zǒu
rán
jiù
lái
le
The train is about to leave, we need to hurry up, otherwise it will be too late.
lái
jiě
shì
yuán
yīn
jiù
cōng
cōng
kāi
le
bàn
gōng
shì
He didn't have enough time to explain the reason and hurriedly left the office.
gēn
běn
lái
suǒ
zhè
kǎo
shì
néng
kǎo
hǎo
I simply didn't have enough time to review, so I might not do well on this exam.
yīn
wèi
gōng
zuò
tài
máng
lái
cān
jiā
péng
yǒu
de
shēng
huì
He was too busy with work and couldn't make it to his friend's birthday party.
kuài
fu
shōu
jìn
lái
xià
le
rán
jiù
lái
le
Quick, bring the clothes inside—it's raining, or it'll be too late!