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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However, these moments can’t help but feel too little, too late.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2025
Assembly Republican leader James Gallagher of Yuba City said the financial struggles of many Californians is the result of years of misguided, liberal leadership, and dismisses the Democrats’ latest push in Sacramento to repair that damage as too little, too late.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
When Facebook first started flagging fake news, it was perceived as too little, too late by Democrats and reckless censorship by Republicans.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
But was all of Star, Mary and Mitch’s scrambling too little, too late?
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2025
Assembly Republican leader James Gallagher of Yuba City said the financial struggles of many Californians is the result of years of misguided, liberal leadership, and dismisses the Democrats’ latest push in Sacramento to repair that damage as too little, too late.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
When Facebook first started flagging fake news, it was perceived as too little, too late by Democrats and reckless censorship by Republicans.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
But was all of Star, Mary and Mitch’s scrambling too little, too late?
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 30 Apr. 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 25 May. 2025.
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