始料不及 shǐliàobùjí unexpected Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 始 shǐ nounadverb beginning (bound form) the beginning; the start; the origin料 liào verbadjective to expect to expect; to anticipate; to guess or foresee不及 bùjí verb too late To have insufficient time to do something or to be unable to catch up.