为时过早

為時過早

wéishí-guòzǎo

idiom #17,011

Meanings

Literally 'as for the time, it is too early'

现在下结论为时过早。

Xiànzài xiàjiélùn wéishíguòzǎo.

It's too early to draw a conclusion now.

说他已经成功了，还为时过早。

Shuō tā yǐjīng chénggōng le, hái wéishíguòzǎo.

It's still premature to say he has succeeded.

讨论这个问题为时过早，我们还需要更多数据。

Tǎolùn zhège wèntí wéishíguòzǎo, wǒmen hái xūyào gèngduō shùjù.

It's too soon to discuss this issue — we still need more data.

grammar

为时过早 functions as a predicate and is often preceded by 还 (hái, still). The opposite is 为时已晚 (wéishíyǐwǎn, it's already too late).

为 wéi

时 shí

过 guò

早 zǎo