Chinese phrase
我赶不上了 wǒ gǎn bú shàng le
Meaning
I won't make it
When to use it
The speaker cannot arrive or attend in time. It often serves as a brief apology when travel is delayed or plans cannot be met.
Example dialogue
抱歉，我赶不上了，前面交通堵得很厉害。 bào qiàn wǒ gǎn bú shàng le qián miàn jiāo tōng dǔ de hěn lì hài
Sorry, I won't make it. Traffic is really bad up ahead.
那没关系，我们先开始，我会把笔记发给你。 nà méi guān xì wǒ men xiān kāi shǐ wǒ huì bǎ bǐ jì fā géi nǐ
That's okay. We'll start first, and I'll send you the notes.