Chinese phrase
审批已超时 shěn pī yǐ chāo shí
Meaning
The approval process has timed out
When to use it
The approval process has exceeded its time limit. It is a concise business status update and does not by itself mean that approval was refused; resubmission or a reminder may be needed.
Example dialogue
系统显示审批已超时，请问我还需要补什么材料吗？ xì tǒng xiǎn shì shěn pī yǐ chāo shí qǐng wèn wǒ hái xū yào bǔ shén me cái liào ma
The system says approval has timed out; do I need any more documents?
不需要材料，您需要重新提交申请并提醒审批人。 bù xū yào cái liào nín xū yào chóng xīn tí jiāo shēn qǐng bìng tí xǐng shěn pī rén
No additional documents are needed. Please resubmit the application and remind the approver.