时间不早了

it's getting late; time's getting on

(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了[liao3] / to understand clearly

(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly

unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

time / period / CL:段[duan4]

old variant of 時|时[shi2]

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely

between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms

gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent