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  • 1better late than never — Cf. DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS Roman Antiquities ix. 9 κρϵȋττoν γάρ ἐστιν ὀψὲ ἄρξασθαι τὰ δέoντα πράττϵιν ἢ μηδέποτε, it is better to start doing what one has to late than not at all; LIVY Hist. IV. ii. potius sero quam nunquam. c 1330 in C.… …

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  • 2better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all — 1700 CONGREVE Way of World II. i. Say what you will, ’tis better to be left, than never to have lov’d. 1812 G. CRABBE Tales xiv. Better to love amiss than nothing to have lov’d. 1850 TENNYSON In Memoriam xxvii. 44 ’Tis better to have loved and… …

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  • 3better late than never — It is better to come or do something late than never. * /The firemen didn t arrive at the house until it was half burned, but it was better late than never./ * /Grandfather is learning to drive a car. Better late than never, he says./ Compare:… …

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  • 4better late than never — It is better to come or do something late than never. * /The firemen didn t arrive at the house until it was half burned, but it was better late than never./ * /Grandfather is learning to drive a car. Better late than never, he says./ Compare:… …

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  • 5better\ late\ than\ never — It is better to come or do something late than never. The firemen didn t arrive at the house until it was half burned, but it was better late than never. Grandfather is learning to drive a car. Better late than never, he says. Compare: half a… …

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  • 6Better Late Than Never (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Better Late Than Never Type = Album Artist = The Slackers Released = 1996 (2002 re release) Recorded = ???? Genre = Ska Length = 54:13 1:05:13 (2002 re release) Label = MoonSka Records Producer = Victor Rice Reviews = Last… …

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  • 7Better Late Than Never — can mean either:* Better Late Than Never (album), a 1996 album by The Slackers * Better Late Than Never (film), a 1982 film …

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  • 8better late than never — phrase used for telling someone you are happy that they did something, but you wish they had done it earlier Thesaurus: late or too latesynonym Main entry: late * * * ˌbetter ˌlate than ˈnever idiom ( …

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  • 9better late than never — adverb Its better to do something late, than to never do it at all. Their insolence and recklessness must be opposed, and better late than never …

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  • 10Better late than never. — something that you say which means it is better for someone or something to be late than never to arrive or to happen. Karen s card arrived 2 weeks after my birthday. Oh well, better late than never …

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