English Explanatory Dictionary

better late than never

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. It is better to do something late, than to never do it at all.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-better late than never.wav

Word forms

better late than never

Etymology

Perhaps a calque of Latin potius sero quam numquam from the 4th book of Ab Urbe condita (History of Rome) by Titus Livius, around 27 BC.

Related words

better safe than sorry
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