When you can afford to wait before doing or achieving something.

还有时间实现未竟目标。

Tell your Members of Congress you can't afford to wait any longer.

告诉你们的议员们，你们不能再等下去了。

I couldn't afford to be picky if I preferred not to wait around for a couple hours after getting off work.

如果下班后我能选择不用等上几个小时我是不会挑剔的。

The rebels believe that Colonel Gaddafi is not in Sirte, and therefore they can afford to wait to take the town.

叛军认为，卡扎菲上校并不在苏尔特，因此他们能够等待收复这个城市。

What are the critical success factors? Can vendors afford to wait it out? What is the impact of different standards in China?

什么是成功的关键因素？业者能够撑下去等待标准出现吗？在中国有不同的标准会造成什么影响？

Bangladesh decided it couldn’t afford to wait for the world to agree on a climate change pact. In 2009, it created a trust fund to finance climate adaptation activities.

因无法等待全世界就气候变化公约达成一致，孟加拉国作出了相关决定，于2009年组建了一个信托基金，为气候适应性活动提供资金。