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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For a ransomware attack, though, this kind of protection is too little, too late.
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PC Magazine, 8 May 2025
Ukraine has been left to duke it out with Russia’s 10-fold advantage in military might with antiquated and leftover NATO military hardware often delivered too little, too late.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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The House speaker’s eyeing big cuts to Medicaid.
—Mark Kendall, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
Three and a half years into the Biden Administration, there was finally a new policy shift that had some minor impact—too little, too late.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
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PC Magazine, 8 May 2025
Ukraine has been left to duke it out with Russia’s 10-fold advantage in military might with antiquated and leftover NATO military hardware often delivered too little, too late.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Related Articles Jarvis: RFK Jr.’s measles message is too little, too late
The House speaker’s eyeing big cuts to Medicaid.
—Mark Kendall, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
Three and a half years into the Biden Administration, there was finally a new policy shift that had some minor impact—too little, too late.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 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 22 May. 2025.
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