mou jikan ga arimasen kara, hayaku shite kudasai.

subject particle

Breakdown of mou jikan ga arimasen kara, hayaku shite kudasai.

• から: reason particle
• 時間じかん: time
• ください: please

Questions & Answers about mou jikan ga arimasen kara, hayaku shite kudasai.

What does もう mean here?

In this sentence, もう means something like already / any longer / no more, depending on how you translate it naturally.

With a negative expression like ありません, もう often gives the sense of:

• there is no more
• there isn’t any time left
• not anymore

So もう時間がありません means there is no more time or we don’t have any time left.

A useful pattern to notice is:

• もう + affirmative often means already
• もう + negative often means any more / no longer

For example:

• もう食べました = I already ate
• もう食べません = I won’t eat anymore

Why is が used after 時間?

が marks 時間 as the thing that exists or does not exist.

The core part is:

• 時間がある = there is time / have time
• 時間がない = there is no time / do not have time

In Japanese, ある and ない often use が with the thing that exists.

So:

• 時間がありません = there is no time

A learner may expect は, but が is very normal here because the sentence is talking about the existence of time.

You could sometimes hear 時間はありません, but that gives a slightly different emphasis, such as contrasting time with something else. The version with が is the straightforward, neutral one.

Why is it ありません and not ?