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too little, too late

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Idioms and Phrases

Inadequate as a remedy and not in time to be effective, as in The effort to divert the stream into a corn field was too little too late—the houses were already flooded . This term originated in the military, where it was applied to reinforcements that were insufficient and arrived too late to be of help. [First half of 1900s]

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said this would "ensure these appalling crimes are taken seriously" but the Conservatives said the measures were "too little, too late".

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But Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp said the legislation was "too little, too late" and highlighted how a record 10,000 people had crossed the Channel this year already.

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Their “middle of the night” 7-2 decision this weekend granting the request in an emergency appeal to block further extradition flights may be too little too late.

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Unfortunately it's too little too late at this moment in time.

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Robert Jenrick, the Conservative shadow justice secretary, said anything the government did now was "too little too late".

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