| 来不及 |
lái bu jí |
there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth) |
| 来 |
lái |
to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来) / ever since (as in 自古以来) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来) |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不及 |
bù jí |
to fall short of / not as good as / too late |
| 及 |
jí |
and / to reach / up to / in time for |