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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER,

OF LATE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[of late] {adv. phr.}, {formal} In the recent past; not long ago; a short time ago; lately; recently. * /There have been too many high school dropouts of late./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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