〜どころではない
Formation
N2DegreeNeutral
Meaning
Used to strongly deny the possibility or appropriateness of an action because of a complete lack of resources (time, money, mental capacity) or because more urgent issues exist.
Examples
レポートがまだ終わっていないので、遊びに行くどころではない。
Since I haven't finished the report yet, there's no way I can go out to play.
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