early/late in the game

early/late in the game
early/late in the game
: at an early/late time in a game or sport

She scored a goal early in the game. [=near the beginning of the game]

— often used figuratively

It's too late in the game to change the date of the meeting. [=it's no longer reasonable to change the date; the meeting is too soon for the date to be changed]

She got into the computer industry early in the game. [=when the industry was new]

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