Better late than never

It is better to do something after it was supposed to have been done than not to do it at all.

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Idioms and Phrases

Being tardy is better than not at all, as in We've been waiting for you for an hour—but better late than never. This phrase, first recorded about 1200, appears in several early English proverb collections, often with the added but better never late. Today it is often used in exasperation over a delay, as in the example.

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In recent years, a few states decided to ratify the amendment on the theory of “better late than never.”

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Mr Wesson says that "better late than never is the way ahead" but advises people to send a message to whoever the card or present is addressed to, letting them know it is on the way and apologise for the lateness.

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But is it better late than never?

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They’ve got a group that is slowly finding itself, better late than never, finishing the game by stopping the Bruins on a fourth-and-one failed quarterback sneak by Ethan Garbers.

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"Late is the hour in which these guidelines chose to appear – but better late than never!" said Delhi-based lawyer Gautam Bhatia.

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