我时间不多
“I don't have much time left.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是
“But...”
我 时间不多
“I don't have much time left.”
“Get to the point quickly, or let me leave.”
Claiming limited time is a common strategy in Chinese spoken communication to politely control conversational length or defend against unwelcome topics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not have much time left; running out of time
A very handy spoken formula used to pressure someone to hurry or to politely indicate you must leave soon.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't have much time anyway.”
“and that his days were numbered.”
“but we're running out of time.”
“time was already tight to begin with.”
“Time may be running short.”