too little, too late
idiom
: not enough and not soon enough to make a difference
Her efforts to improve her grade were too little, too late.
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In the Mets' four consecutive losses, six of their eight total runs came after the fifth inning, too little, too late.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
For Wednesday, founded in 1867, that could be too little, too late.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Young made two more free throws, and the Valkyries buzzer-beating two was too little, too late.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
But the attempt to throw a lifeline to the fossil fuel industry could be too little, too late, as detailed in this New Yorker article by Bill McKibben.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
For Wednesday, founded in 1867, that could be too little, too late.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Young made two more free throws, and the Valkyries buzzer-beating two was too little, too late.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
But the attempt to throw a lifeline to the fossil fuel industry could be too little, too late, as detailed in this New Yorker article by Bill McKibben.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for too little, too late
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“Too little, too late.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20little%2C%20too%20late. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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