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余裕がなかった

didn't have the means or capacity

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didn't have the means or capacity Depending on context, this can refer to not having enough money, time, or mental space to do something.
JA: 忙しくて、昼ご飯を食べる余裕がなかった。
EN: I was so busy that I didn’t have time to eat lunch.

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.

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.

食べる余裕がなかったの。

I didn't have time to eat.