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Better late than never. something that you say which means it is better for someone or something to be late than never to arrive or to happen. 'Karen's card arrived 2 weeks after my birthday.' 'Oh well, better late than never.' late in the day too late to be useful. The new gun laws came a little late in the day for those whose friends or families were killed in the massacre. (often + for) It seems rather late in the day to announce that diet drinks might cause cancer. (often + to do something) See also: day too little, too late if the help that is given to a person is described as too little, too late, there is not enough of it and it was given too late to be useful. The government have finally decided to put some money into research but it's too little, too late. better late than never it is good this happened now although it should have happened sooner. I guess it's better late than never, but getting the award after he died strikes me as less than satisfactory. a day late and a dollar short not enough to be useful. The government's attempts at reform were a day late and a dollar short. late in the day delayed almost too long. Isn't it rather late in the day to say you're sorry? See also: day of late recently. She hasn't been feeling well of late. too little, too late not enough and not given soon enough to be useful. Financial help for food pantries and soup kitchens may be too little, too late. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``When all you have to do late in the game is run screen-and-roll against a team and that gets you a layup, that says a lot,'' Brown said. It is unlikely it would make so drastic a change so late in the game, especially when the Chinese market for small pickups continues to grow. It's a little too late in the game when you're out in the boonies training or in a serious Situation--like a downed bird--to discover you didn't take the right module for the crew's survival in an emergency. |
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