HSK 7–9 · verb · Practice
不及
to be not as good as; to fall short of; too late to
他跑得不及我快。
Tā pǎo de bùjí wǒ kuài。
He doesn't run as fast as I do.
现在出发来不及了。
Xiànzài chūfā láibùjí le.
It's too late to set out now.
雨来得太快，大家措手不及。
Yǔ lái de tài kuài， dàjiā cuòshǒubùjí。
The rain came so fast that everyone was caught unprepared.
孩子迫不及待地打开礼物。
Háizi pòbùjídài de dǎkāi lǐwù。
The child couldn't wait to open the gift.