HSK 4 grammar · pattern
来得及/来不及
来得及／来不及 — (not) be in time to
Pattern
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there is still time
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no time left or too late
( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
来得及 says there is still enough time to do something; 来不及 says there is not — "(not) be in time to". A verb usually follows, and both often appear with 还 or 已经.
Examples
现在出发还来得及。
Xiànzài chūfā hái láidejí.
There's still time if we leave now.
火车快开了，来不及买票了。
Huǒchē kuài kāi le, láibují mǎi piào le.
The train is about to leave; there's no time to buy a ticket.
你现在去还来得及吗？
Nǐ xiànzài qù hái láidejí ma?
Is there still time if you go now?
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 来得及/来不及 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.