better late than never
English
Etymology
Perhaps a calque of the Latin phrase potiusque sero quam numquam from the 4th book[1] of Ab Urbe condita (History of Rome) by Titus Livius, around 27 BC.
Adverb
- It's better to do something late, than to never do it at all.
- 1996. Titus Livius (translation). Livy's History of Rome (in English):
- Their insolence and recklessness must be opposed, and better late than never.
- 1996. Titus Livius (translation). Livy's History of Rome (in English):
Translations
it’s better to do something late, than to never do it at all
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See also
References
- Butterfield, Bruce J. (1996), “Livy's History of Rome”, in (Please provide the title of the work) (HTML, in English), Marquette University (mu.edu), retrieved May 29, 2007
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