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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Young made two more free throws, and the Valkyries buzzer-beating two was too little, too late.
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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
But for others, the song feels like too little, too late.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
Keira Walsh’s late consolation was too little, too late after Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore put France up 2-0 before the break, and defender Jess Carter believes the defending champions were nervy.
—Oli Gamp, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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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
But for others, the song feels like too little, too late.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
Keira Walsh’s late consolation was too little, too late after Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore put France up 2-0 before the break, and defender Jess Carter believes the defending champions were nervy.
—Oli Gamp, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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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 29 Jul. 2025.
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