〜どころではない
JLPT N2:not in a position to
Circumstances are too serious, busy or unsuitable even to consider X: “this is no time for…” or “…is out of the question”.
How to form it
- Put a noun or plain-form verb before どころではない: 旅行どころではない, 休憩するどころではない.
- In conversation, どころじゃない is common.
Examples
締め切りが明日なので、旅行どころではない。
The deadline is tomorrow, so I am in no position to travel.
店が忙しくて、休憩するどころではありません。
The shop is so busy that taking a break is out of the question.
Common mistakes
- Using it as a neutral statement that X did not happen.
Same form, different meaning
- 〜どころかfar from / let alone
どころか means “far from X; in fact Y” and corrects an expectation.