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 LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Meaning of BETTER LATE THAN NEVER in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012