too little, too latetoo late too little used to complain that not enough is being done to solve a problem and that the action did not start early enough 太少也太晚〔用于抱怨解决某问题时做得不够,采取的行动不够及时〕 Doctors have criticized the government’s response to the crisis as too little, too late. 医生批评政府对这次危机反应过于冷淡和迟缓。
too little, too late• A 3 percent funding increase is too little, too late to save the tutoring program.
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