Chinese word

来得及

Pronunciation

Pinyinlái de jí

Meaning

  • verbmake it in time

Example

现在出发还来得及吗？xiàn zài chū fā hái lái de jí ma

Can we still make it in time if we leave now?

Illustration for 来得及 (make it in time)

More examples

我现在给他打电话，应该还能来得及通知他。wǒ xiàn zài gěi tā dǎ diàn huà yīng gāi hái néng lái de jí tōng zhī tā

If I call him now, I should still have time to notify him.

Core concept

A required moment remains within reach, leaving enough time to finish an action or arrive for an event.

Common phrases

  • 来得及参加考试lái de jí cān jiā kǎo shì

    make it in time to take the exam

  • 来得及通知他lái de jí tōng zhī tā

    have time to notify him

Similar words

赶得及gǎn de jí: Be able to meet a deadline or scheduled time if acting quickly.
赶上gǎn shàng: Manage to arrive in time for a planned event or appointment.
赶到gǎn dào: Get to a particular place in a hurry.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示在规定时间或某一时点之前仍有时间做某事，有可能完成或赶上。yòng yú biǎo shì zài guī dìng shí jiān huò mǒu yì shí diǎn zhī qián réng yǒu shí jiān zuò mǒu shì yǒu kě néng wán chéng huò gǎn shàng

Word origin

来 (lái, "come") + 得 (de, "can") + 及 (jí, "reach") forms the idea of coming within reach of a required moment.

Usage tips

  • The word concerns feasibility before a deadline rather than speed by itself, so a fast action can still fail if it starts too late.

Other meanings

  • make it just in timeverb

Opposites

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