late
adverb
near the end of a period of time such as a day, month, season, or someone’s life or career
thesaurus entry for stable door
close the stable door after the horse has bolted
used for saying that something has been done too late because the problem it should have prevented has already happened
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of stable door:
Late or too late
at the last moment/minute
when it is almost too late
not a moment too soon
so late that it is almost too late
be out of time
to have no more time available to finish something
running late
doing things or arriving in places later than planned
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