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HSK
there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)
HSK 4
(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
HSK 7-9
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
HSK 7-9
to fall short of / not as good as / too late
to be caught off guard / without warning
not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) / to surpass / to outdo / (derog.) to be even worse
not enough time (to do sth) / too late (to do sth)
to talk nonsense (idiom) / frivolous talk
intransitive verb
beyond one's power (to do sth)
too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
can't wait
to fail / to flunk
(of sb who is preoccupied with doing sth) to pay no heed to (a less pressing consideration)


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