没来得及跟你说
“and haven't had a chance to tell you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这几天忙
“By the way, I've been busy these past few days”
没来得及 跟你说
“and haven't had a chance to tell you.”
高莹的材料
“I've already submitted Gao Ying's paperwork.”
“Don't blame me for the delay, I have been swamped with work.”
In Chinese workplace communication, attributing delayed updates to a busy schedule rather than negligence helps preserve professional courtesy and face for both parties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
haven't had the time to / didn't manage to in time
A highly common spoken construction used to excuse an overdue action due to lack of time.
tell you / let you know
A standard conversational pattern for sharing updates or thoughts with a conversational partner.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“so I didn't get to tell you—”
“I didn't find a chance to tell you,”
“I haven't had time to share with you yet.”
“I didn't get a chance to tell you.”
“I didn't have time to greet you.”