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better late than never
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it is better to do something late than not to do it at all
Used on its own as a comment, often with a smile.
In context
My grandfather started learning English at seventy. Better late than never!
The bus finally arrived an hour late, but better late than never.
More idioms about time
- a blast from the pastsomething or someone that suddenly reminds you of an earlier time
- a long time comingif something is a long time coming, people have waited a long time for it
- a matter of timecertain to happen, although you do not know exactly when
- a race against timea situation where you must hurry to finish before time runs out
- a sign of the timessomething that shows how society is now, often in a bad way