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Jyutping bat1 zou2
Pinyin bù zǎo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, literary
    the time is at hand; it is almost too late
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他不早起。
    他不早起。
    tā bù zǎo qǐ 。
    • He does not get up early.
  2. Mandarin
    为啥不早点讲!
    為啥不早點講!
    wèi shá bù zǎo diǎn jiǎng !
    • Why didn't you say that earlier?
  3. Mandarin
    你干吗不早点说?
    你幹嗎不早點説?
    nǐ gàn má bù zǎo diǎn shuō ?
    • Why didn't you say so earlier?
  4. Mandarin
    我的母亲从不早起。
    我的母親從不早起。
    wǒ de mǔ qīn cóng bù zǎo qǐ 。
    • My mother never gets up early.
  5. Mandarin
    你今天为什么不早点回家呢?
    你今天為什麼不早點回家呢?
    nǐ jīn tiān wèi shén me bù zǎo diǎn huí jiā ne ?
    • Why don't you go home early today?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    时候不早了,赶快睡觉吧!
    時候不早了,趕快睡覺吧!
    shí hou bù zǎo le , gǎn kuài shuì jiào ba !
    • It's getting late. Get to bed!
  2. Mandarin
    不早了,赶快睡觉吧。
    不早了,趕快睡覺吧。
    bù zǎo le , gǎn kuài shuì jiào ba .
    • It's getting late. Get to bed.