Meaning
doing something late is better than not doing it at all.
Examples
Sorry I was late for the meeting today; I got stuck in traffic.”
Answer: “That’s okay; better late than never.”
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does the idiom ‘better late than never’ mean?
The idiom ‘better late than never’ means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”
How do you use ‘better late than never’ in a sentence?
Example usage of idiom ‘better late than never’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.