这不还没到时间呢吗
“Well, it's not peak hours yet.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“There are barely any customers here.”
这不 还没到时间 呢吗
“Well, it's not peak hours yet.”
时间一到 人特别多
“Once it is, it'll be packed.”
“Don't panic yet; it's still early.”
Chinese speakers often invoke scheduled timing to temper premature anxiety, emphasizing that situations cannot be judged until the proper moment arrives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is not time yet
Commonly used to tell someone to wait patiently before judging a situation or taking action.
isn't it obvious that...
A colloquial rhetorical frame used to point out an obvious fact that eases tension or counters a complaint.
Highlights an ongoing state or fact that the listener seems to have overlooked.
Turns the statement into a rhetorical question, prompting the listener to agree with obvious reality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What's going on? It's not time yet, right?”
“The day's not over yet.”
“We still have ten minutes until we leave.”
“It's not time to leave.”
“It's not time for that yet.”
“It's not the right time yet.”
“It's not time for that task yet.”
“It's not time for the show yet, is it?”
“I-I'm not. I'm not. Still playing games at this point?”
“What do you mean?”