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English / proverb

Better late than never

MEANING IN ENGLISH

it is preferable to arrive or complete something tardily than never to achieve it at all; It is better to do something late than not to do it at all.; It is preferable for something beneficial or fair to occur tardily than not to happen at all

In context

01

He earned his university degree at age fifty; better late than never.

02

Thank you for sending your report; better late than never.

Synonyms

Belatedly better,better tardy than absent,delayed is better than neglected

Antonyms

Too late,hopelessly lost,too little too late

Collocations

As they say better late than never,rightly said better late,admit that better late than never

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗