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== Films -- Live-Action ==
* ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'': "Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up."
* Parodied in the fourth iteration of the ''[[Scary Movie]]'' series, when the Tom Cruise/''[[The War of the Worlds|War Of The Worlds
* Also parodied in the Norwegian ''[[Dead Snow]]'', when two of the protagonists are trying to keep the attacking nazi zombies from breaking into the house.
{{quote|-We've got to get to the shed!
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* ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "Passage on the ''Lady Anne''" has a pretty [[Egregious]] example. At one point, the main characters are told "there's no time for lengthy explanations." {{spoiler|Unlike some of the other examples and the Trope description, though, there never ''was'' an onscreen reveal; the viewer never finds out the ''Lady Anne'''s dark secret.}}
* The ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' two-parter "Future's End" starts one. A guy shows up in a time machine and immediately starts shooting at Voyager. This goes on long enough for the crew to figure out how to change their shields so his shots won't damage them anymore. The guy contacts them and says he has to destroy them for the greater good. When asked how their deaths would be for the greater good, he says "No time!" and goes back to shooting at them.
* Used to ''good'' effect in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "Hero Worship": The Enterprise is stuck in a [[Negative Space Wedgie]] which is shooting a [[World-Wrecking Wave]] at them. At the last second Data, in the throes of a [[Eureka Moment]], orders the [[Deflector Shields]] to be
* Parodied in ''[[Greg the Bunny]]'':
{{quote|'''Junction Jack''': We're going to Greg's house.
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* Gorion's use of this trope is pretty much the entire reason ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' happens. Which doesn't really make sense, seeing as all he ever had to say was {{spoiler|"You're one of the many children of the God of Murder, and there's this guy going around killing them all and starting a pointless war so ''he'' can be the God of Murder. Time to leave!"}}
** That's a summary, not an explanation. Consider the amount of follow-up questions. Then again, it also shows how it's not simply about having enough time to list the details but about having the chance to explain things in a way that doesn't cause a severe trauma (and/or to spit out something it's difficult for oneself to say).
* In ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)]]'', {{spoiler|at one point Lucas has a vision of the evil Oracle approaching his brother Markus at his church. Lucas immediately calls his brother and tells him to lock himself in. Markus asks why and the player is given the choice to either say
** Later on, when Lucas and Carla meet up and talk, even though there's plenty of time to explain, and Lucas actually gets a fair way into his explanation, he concludes that there simply isn't enough time to explain. {{spoiler|and we're off to find the Indigo Child!}}
*** 'There's No Time To Explain!' is a Fahrenheit [[Memetic Mutation|meme]] around these parts.
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== Western Animation ==
* Parodied on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in the episode "Lemon of Troy": Nelson bursts into the classroom and shouts "Everybody come quick! Something's happened.
** Lampshaded in another episode, where Bart's fat-camp controller takes him home to see his family, and tells him "No talking on the way, it'll [[Rule of Drama|spoil the drama]]!"
* [[Averted]] in an episode of ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]'', where a human character ''does'' inform the main characters of a plot against them using one of their own as bait before action is taken. However, the leader only bothers to listen to a fraction of it, and only agrees to listen to the rest after he's mobilized his forces to save their friend.
** Played straight in ''[[Transformers Victory]]'' - when Hellbat, Black Shadow, and Blue Bacchus are attacking a plasma energy facility on planet Micro, Greatshot orders them to let him take car of it, specifically saying that there's no time to explain.
* "No time to explain, Fred!" was Super Chicken's [[Catch Phrase]] (well, one of them) in ''[[George of the Jungle]]''.
* A common phrase used in ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' is "Talk Later", used when a character has
* Birdman plays this card in the ''Birdman'' episode "Avenger for Ransom", as he steals top-secret government documents and flies out the window, when just a few more words might have averted a skirmish with the military. Later, when he reveals that the documents he gave the villain were worthless, the general apologizes to ''him'' for doubting his word.
* In the first season finale of ''[[Ben 10]]'', Grandpa Max's response to Vilgax's attack on Ben is to take the RV and drive away in the direction of Mount Rushmore. Gwen asks why they're going there when Ben's in trouble. Max says there's no time to explain. Despite being on an extended drive, a la the above ''[[Greg the Bunny]]'' example. To the show's credit, Gwen chews him out for his oversecrecy in the next episode.
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