| 单词 | better late than never |
| 释义 | better late than neversaid when youthinkthat it isbetterfor someone or something to be late than never toarriveor tohappen 晚来总比不来强；迟做总比不做好Early
better late than never| American Dictionarybetter late than neverit is better for someone toarriveor do something late than not toarriveor do it at all: "Danfinallypaidme themoneyheowedme." "Well, better late than never." Examplesofbetter late than neverbetter late than never Well,betterlatethannever, but where on earth have our colleagues been all this time? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The agreement that has been reached is to be welcomed, but on the basis of "betterlatethannever". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Butbetterlatethannever, and any move to ensure that single and enforceable decisions on overall policy can be taken is a good move. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Butbetterlatethannever, and we must even now do what we can to look further ahead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps it is a case ofbetterlatethannever—or even, better never late. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly,betterlatethanneveris far preferable to too little too late. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I give it one small half-cheer, on a "betterlatethannever" basis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A government amendment that is needed isbetterlatethanneverand one should never say anything which discourages governments from acting on that assumption. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Still,betterlatethannever, they realised that such powers were a good thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The action wasbetterlatethannever, but the measures were so small in comparison with what needs to be done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However,betterlatethanneverand it is a very good thing indeed that this is being undertaken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There, very late in the day (butbetterlatethannever) it has been possible to arrange ceilings for the net catches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I know the many difficulties there are, but it isbetterlatethannever, so do it now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Betterlatethanneverbecause all companies must be primed for the 21st century. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I suppose we could say 'betterlatethannever'. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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