TOO LITTLE TOO LATE

Meaning of TOO LITTLE TOO LATE in English

not enough effort or work when it was needed, make hay while...

The Roughriders scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late. They lost.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

TOO LITTLE TOO LATE — the compensation was not enough and the timing was also unsuccessful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE — not enough effort or work when it was needed, make hay while... The Roughriders scored two touchdowns in the fourth …
English Idioms vocab
TOO — (|)tü adverb Etymology: Middle English to, too, from Old English tō to, too — more at to 1. : in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOO — (adv.) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too …
Английский словарь Webster
TOO — ( adv. ) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOO — /tooh/ , adv. 1. in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too. 2. to an excessive extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOO — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tō to, too — more at to Date: before 12th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adv likewise; also; in addition. 2. too ·adv over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too …
Webster English vocab
TOO — / tuː; NAmE / adverb 1. used before adjectives and adverbs to say that sth is more than is good, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOO — too S1 W1 /tuː/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: to 'to, too' ] 1 . [+ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOO — adv.1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful for …
Oxford English vocab
TOO — I. ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING /tu:/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOO — (MORE) [adverb] [not gradable] - more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enoughYou're too fat.I can't …
Cambridge English vocab
TOO — Synonyms and related words : above, additionally, again, all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOO — See ↑ AND/ALSO 1, ↑ TOO/TOO MUCH 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ about time too • ↑ be too big/small • …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOO — adv. 25B6; adverb invasion would be too risky : EXCESSIVELY, overly, over, unduly, immoderately, inordinately, unreasonably, extremely, very; informal too-too. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOO — adverb 1 BAD : I was too happy when I received your letter today. GOOD : I was very happy …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TOO — нареч. 1) излишне, слишком, чересчур 2) весьма, очень, сильно Syn : very, much 3) также, тоже; к тому же 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOO — too.ogg _I tu: adv 1. 1> слишком too quickly - слишком бстро too much little - слишком много мало he …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOO — 1) слишком 2) также 3) тоже 4) чересчур • - not too large - too high - too little - too much - too narrow
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TOO — too нареч.1) излишне, слишком, чересчур none too acute — не слишком проницательный 2) усил. весьма, очень, сильно At best a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TOO — _I tu: adv 1. 1> слишком too quickly - слишком бстро too much little - слишком много мало he ate …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOO — нареч. 1) излишне, слишком, чересчур none too acute — не слишком проницательный 2) усил. весьма, очень, сильно At best a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TOO — нареч. 1) излишне, слишком, чересчур none too acute — не слишком проницательный 2) усил. весьма, очень, сильно At best a blunderer, and too probably …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TOO — _adv. 1> слишком; too good to be true - слишком хорошо, чтобы можно было поверить; it is too much (of …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TOO — adv. 1. слишком; too good to be true - слишком хорошо, чтобы можно было поверить; it is too much (of …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TOO — _adv. 1> слишком; too good to be true слишком хорошо, чтобы можно было поверить; it is too much (of a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TOO — too adv infml esp AmE "I won't go" "You will too!" "Я не пойду" - "Нет, пойдешь!" "I won't do …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
TOO — нареч. 1) излишне, слишком, чересчур 2) весьма, очень, сильно Syn : very, much 3) также, тоже; к тому же 4) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LITTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Little Armenia Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Английский словарь Британика
LITTLE — I. ˈlid. ə l, -it ə l sometimes when not heavily stressed (ˌ)lil esp when a vowel follows adjective ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LATE — I. ˈlāt, usu -ād.+V adjective ( lat·er ˈlād.ə(r), -ātə- ; lat·est -ād.ə̇st, -ātə̇-) Etymology: Middle English, late, slow, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LATE — (a.) Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late …
Английский словарь Webster
LATE — (v.) Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher.
Английский словарь Webster
LITTLE — — littlish /lit"l ish, lit"lish/ , adj. — littleness , n. /lit"l/ , adj., littler or less or lesser, littlest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LATE — — lateness , n. /layt/ , adj., later or latter, latest or last , adv. later, latest . adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LITTLE — I. ˈli-t ə l adjective ( lit·tler ˈli-t ə l-ər, ˈlit-lər ; or less ˈles ; or less·er ˈle-sər ; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LATE — I. ˈlāt adjective ( lat·er ; lat·est ) Etymology: Middle English, late, slow, from Old English læt; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LITTLE — noun a small degree or scale; miniature. 2. little ·adj short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep. 3. little …
Webster English vocab
LATE — adj not long ago; lately. 2. late ·v far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of …
Webster English vocab
LATE — [late] adj lat.er ; lat.est [ME, late, slow, fr. OE laet; akin to OHG laz slow, OE laetan to let] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LITTLE — / ˈlɪtl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LATE — / leɪt; NAmE / adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( later , lat·est ) 1. [ only before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITTLE — I. lit ‧ tle 1 S1 W1 /ˈlɪtl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: lytel ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LATE — I. late 1 S1 W1 /leɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative later , superlative latest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LATE — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 after the due or usual time; occurring or done after the proper time (late for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LATE — adj. & adv. adj. 1 after the due or usual time; occurring or done after the proper time (late for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1. small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Oxford English vocab
LATE — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. after the due or usual time; occurring or done after the proper time (late for …
Oxford English vocab
LITTLE — I. DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES /lɪt(ə)l/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LATE — ( later, latest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Late means near …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITTLE — I. DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LATE — (~r, ~st) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Late means near the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LITTLE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LATE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a late frost (= one that happens in late spring ) ▪ There’s always …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LITTLE — n. Little Armenia Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LATE — Synonyms and related words : after time, ahead of time, anachronistic, ancient, antedated, arrested, asleep, asleep in Jesus, at rest, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LITTLE — See: A LITTLE, A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW, LITTLE FROG IN A …
Slang English vocab
LITTLE — INDEX: a small amount 1. a small amount of a substance 2. a very small amount of a substance 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab

English Idioms vocabulary

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