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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Other consider the campaign and Biden’s ramped-up schedule too little, too late.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
The Yankees’ offense provided too little, too late in what was a lifeless display for most of the night in front of a sellout crowd in their 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 4 July 2024
Efforts to partner with dealerships at the beginning of the year proved too little, too late.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 20 June 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that executive action by Biden would be too little, too late and accused him of exacerbating the problems at the border with his policies.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
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Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
The Yankees’ offense provided too little, too late in what was a lifeless display for most of the night in front of a sellout crowd in their 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 4 July 2024
Efforts to partner with dealerships at the beginning of the year proved too little, too late.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 20 June 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that executive action by Biden would be too little, too late and accused him of exacerbating the problems at the border with his policies.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
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