それどころじゃない

Alternative writings: それどころではない
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An expression meaning 'this is not the time for that' or 'that's out of the question right now'; there is no time/room for that matter at the moment.

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急にトラブルが発生して、今そんなことを話すそれどころじゃない。

A sudden problem has come up; now is not the time to talk about that.

明日の試験が迫っているから、遊んでいるそれどころではないよ。

The exam is coming up tomorrow, so you can't be playing around now.

『手伝おうか』と聞かれても、今それどころじゃないと言うしかなかった。

When someone asked 'Shall I help?', I could only say 'Now is not the time for that.'