Last Updated：2025/11/21

(US, idiomatic, predicative) Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

音声機能が動作しない場合はこちらをご確認ください

See correct answer

a day late and a dollar short

Source Word

a day late and a dollar short

Adjective

US idiomatic predicative

(US, idiomatic, predicative) Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

Japanese Meaning

時機を逃し、力不足のために望んだ効果が得られない状態を表す / 手遅れで、十分な力や資源がなく、意図した結果を達成できないことを意味する

Her apology was a day late and a dollar short.

彼女の謝罪は効果を発揮するには手遅れで、力不足だった。

Sense（1）

(US, idiomatic, predicative) Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

His apology was a day late and a dollar short.