How to Say "No Time" in French

pas le temps

No time in French is pas le temps.

Use pas le temps to say you are too busy to do something.

What does it mean word for word?

Word for word, pas le temps means not the time.

Saying just Pas le temps ! without a subject or verb is informal and common in hurried speech.

In a full sentence, add the verb to have and the negation, as in Je n'ai pas le temps, I don't have the time.

English speakers often say pas de temps when they mean they are too busy. Use pas le temps for that.

The word pas comes from the Latin passus, meaning 'a step'. It entered the phrase as a way to say 'not a step', meaning the person had not moved even a tiny bit toward the goal.
The word temps in pas le temps is the same word French speakers use to talk about the weather. Depending on the sentence, it can mean either 'time' or 'weather'.
In casual spoken French, the word ne is usually omitted, turning Je n'ai pas le temps into J'ai pas le temps. This makes the phrase sound like it is saying 'I have no time' without the formal negative marker.

Pas le temps !
No time!
Pas le temps ! is a short, hurried exclamation.
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Je n’ai pas le temps.
I have no time.
Je n’ai means I have not, with ne shortened before the vowel.
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Il n'y a pas le temps.
There's no time.
Il n'y a means there is not, so the sentence says there's no time.
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Je suis désolé(e), mais je n'ai pas le temps
I'm sorry, but I don't have time.
Malheureusement, je ne peux pas vous consacrer de temps actuellement
Unfortunately, I cannot spare any time for you at the moment.
Excusez-moi, mais je suis très occupé(e) en ce moment
Excuse me, but I'm very busy at the moment.
Désolé(e), je suis overbooké(e)
Sorry, I'm overbooked.
Ah non, je n'ai vraiment pas le temps en ce moment
Oh no, I really don't have time at the moment.
Je suis débordé(e), je ne peux pas me libérer
I'm overwhelmed, I can't free myself up.
J'ai la tête dans le guidon, je ne peux pas faire ça pour le moment
I'm swamped, I can't do that right now.
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Chloé asks Hugo if he wants to grab a coffee.

Hugo

Chloé, tu veux prendre un café ?
Chloé, do you want to grab a coffee?
Chloé

Désolée Hugo, je n'ai pas le temps aujourd'hui.
Sorry Hugo, I have no time today.
Hugo

Tu es très occupée en ce moment ?
Are you very busy lately?
Chloé

Oui, j'ai vraiment pas le temps de me poser.
Yes, I really have no time to sit down.

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