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余裕がなかった

couldn't afford it

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couldn't afford it Literally means “there was no余裕.” Depending on context, 余裕 can refer to money, time, energy, or mental capacity, so it can also mean “didn't have the time” or “didn't have room for it.”
JA: 忙しくて、友達に電話する余裕がなかった。
EN: I was so busy that I didn't have time to call my friend.

時間の余裕がなかったので、彼女はタクシーに乗った。

She took a taxi because she was short on time.

一つにはそれをする経済的な余裕がなかった。

For one thing, I couldn't afford it.

食べる余裕がなかったの。

I didn't have time to eat.

彼は金儲けに没頭しすぎていたので、他のことを考える余裕がなかった。

He was so absorbed in making money that he had no room to think about anything else.

私には借金を返す余裕がなかった。

I couldn't afford to pay back my debt.