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Phrase(s): too little, too late
Prov. Not enough help to save the situation, and arriving too late. • After a lifetime of bad diet and no exercise, Lorna tried to save her health by improving her habits, but it was too little, too late. • Fred: I know how to keep my business from going bankrupt. I’ll invest all my savings in it. Bill: I’m sorry, Fred; even that much would be too little, too late.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs