EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
short on time; pressed for time...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-POS sa O-ras/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagkakaroon ng hindi sapat na panahon upang gawin ang isang bagay.
EN: short on time; pressed for time
This is the national anthem of every employee during rush hour, every student during finals week, and everyone stuck in EDSA traffic. 'Sorry, I'm late, kapos sa oras!' It's the ultimate Filipino excuse for when time itself is the kontrabida.
ROOT MEANING: lacking; insufficient; short
A very common fixed phrase.
🇵🇭 Pasensya na, hindi ako makakapunta. Kapos sa oras eh.
🇺🇸 Sorry, I can't go. I'm short on time.
🇵🇭 Kailangan nating bilisan dahil kapos na tayo sa oras.
🇺🇸 We need to hurry because we're already pressed for time.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.