How to say “By the time he found the tape measure, I had already sawn the board too short.” in Japanese
In Japanese
あいつがメジャーを見つけたときには、もう板をのこぎりで切っちゃってて、しかも短すぎ。
Aitsu ga mejā o mitsuketa toki ni wa, mō ita o nokogiri de kitchattete, shikamo mijikasugi.