late in the day

late in the day
late in the day (figurative)
At an unreasonably late stage of development, etc
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late in the day phrase
too late to take action

It’s a little late in the day to complain about it.

Thesaurus: late or too latesynonym
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late in the day — see late, 1
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late in the day
: after the expected or proper time

It's rather late in the day for an apology now, don't you think? [=it's late for an apology; you should have apologized sooner]

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ˌlate in the ˈday idiom
(disapproving) after the time when an action could be successful

He started working hard much too late in the day— he couldn't possibly catch up.

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