late in the day
US /leɪt ɪn ðə deɪ/
UK /leɪt ɪn ðə deɪ/

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为时已晚, 太迟了
too late to be effective or useful
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The decision to change the strategy came late in the day, after most of the damage was done.
改变策略的决定来得太晚了,大部分损害已经造成。
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It's a bit late in the day to start worrying about the deadline now.
现在才开始担心截止日期,有点太晚了。