better late than never

better late than never
Its better to do something late, than to never do it at all.

Their insolence and recklessness must be opposed, and better late than never.


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  • better late than never — phrase used for telling someone you are happy that they did something, but you wish they had done it earlier Thesaurus: late or too latesynonym Main entry: late * * * ˌbetter ˌlate than ˈnever idiom ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • Better Late Than Never — can mean either:* Better Late Than Never (album), a 1996 album by The Slackers * Better Late Than Never (film), a 1982 film …   Wikipedia

  • better late than never — This idiom suggests that doing something late is better than not doing it at all …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • better late than never — Cf. DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS Roman Antiquities ix. 9 κρϵȋττoν γάρ ἐστιν ὀψὲ ἄρξασθαι τὰ δέoντα πράττϵιν ἢ μηδέποτε, it is better to start doing what one has to late than not at all; LIVY Hist. IV. ii. potius sero quam nunquam. c 1330 in C.… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • better late than never — It is better to come or do something late than never. * /The firemen didn t arrive at the house until it was half burned, but it was better late than never./ * /Grandfather is learning to drive a car. Better late than never, he says./ Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • better late than never — It is better to come or do something late than never. * /The firemen didn t arrive at the house until it was half burned, but it was better late than never./ * /Grandfather is learning to drive a car. Better late than never, he says./ Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • better\ late\ than\ never — It is better to come or do something late than never. The firemen didn t arrive at the house until it was half burned, but it was better late than never. Grandfather is learning to drive a car. Better late than never, he says. Compare: half a… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • better late than never —    This idiom suggests that doing something late is better than not doing it at all.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    When someone does something late, this remark means that it is better to do it late than not do it at all.     Do you… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • better late than never — it is better to arrive late than not to arrive    You re an hour late, he said. Better late than never, I replied …   English idioms

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