...得過來 / 不過來 expresses whether one can manage/catch up/cope under constraints (time, workload, attention, etc.).
Capacity feasibility - can or cannot handle demand
Practical constraint language - workload, pace, scheduling pressure
Colloquial utility - frequent in work and daily management talk
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Usually tied to manageability contexts
- Not every verb naturally combines with this form.
Distinguish from literal directional reading
- Often metaphorical capacity, not physical movement.
Context should specify what is being managed
- Improves interpretive clarity.
With so many tasks, I cannot handle them all today.
Too many customers at once, the shop cannot keep up.
If time is arranged well, we can still make it.
Information updates too fast; sometimes I cannot keep up reading.
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