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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But that funding had been slashed in previous years amid a state budget crisis, and the extra boost was too little, too late.
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ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
Read More The Year Democrats Lost the Internet Democratic digital strategists and creators argue that the party’s influencer outreach was too little, too late—and that without a coherent message, even the best strategy won't matter.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
Her opponents dismissed that progress as too little, too late.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The Bipartisan Immigration Bill introduced in 2024 was too little, too late.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
Read More The Year Democrats Lost the Internet Democratic digital strategists and creators argue that the party’s influencer outreach was too little, too late—and that without a coherent message, even the best strategy won't matter.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
Her opponents dismissed that progress as too little, too late.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The Bipartisan Immigration Bill introduced in 2024 was too little, too late.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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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 18 Jan. 2025.
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