Being Late Idioms

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It’s never too late to learn- You can always learn something new

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Mr. Willson mastered piano in his third age. It’s never too late to learn, as the saying

goes.

A day late and a dollar short- too late to be of any benefit

The board tried to put new plan into action, but they

were a day late and a dollar short. All of

the road construction work should have been

done in the summer.

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Better late than never - spoken used to say that it is better for someone or

something to be late than never to arrive or happen at all

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Jacob finally decided to call my friend

after many years of science. “Better late than never!”, he said

to himself.

Late in life- if you do something late in life, you do it at an older

age than most people do it

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Dr. Norman came to his specialization rather late in

life, but it didn’t prevent him from achieving

tremendous success.

Sooner or later- used to say that something is certain to happen at some

time in the future, though you cannot be sure exactly when

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Liza studied hard and never gave up on her English. “Sooner or later, it will come,” she thought.