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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People feel the king’s intervention is too little, too late.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
But many contract delivery firms said the gesture was too little, too late.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The Rams defense is shredded by Bulldogs QB E.J. Warner, while the CSU offense stays in first gear until finding its rhythm too little, too late.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2025
Roxie is also working through the purgatory of saying too little, too late.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
But many contract delivery firms said the gesture was too little, too late.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The Rams defense is shredded by Bulldogs QB E.J. Warner, while the CSU offense stays in first gear until finding its rhythm too little, too late.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2025
Roxie is also working through the purgatory of saying too little, too late.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 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 1 Nov. 2025.
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