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Sentence
By the time I heard the news, it was already too late.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
当听到那个消息时，已经来不及了。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
當我聽到那個消息時，已經太遲了。
Korean Translation
그 소식을 들었을 때는 이미 손쓸 수 없었다.
Vietnamese Translation
Khi nghe tin đó thì đã quá muộn rồi.
Tagalog Translation
Nang marinig ang balita, huli na.
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By the time I heard the news, it was already too late.
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その知らせを聞いたときには、もうておくれだった。
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ておくれ
Kanji
手遅れ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ある行為や手段を講じるのに遅すぎて、もはや取り返しがつかない状態であること / 手を打つのが遅れて、望んだ結果が得られない状況になっていること
Easy Japanese Meaning
なにかをするのがおそすぎて、もうまにあわないこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
为时已晚 / 错过时机 / 来不及
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
為時已晚 / 錯過時機 / 無法挽回的延誤
Korean Meaning
때늦음 / 이미 늦음 / 때를 놓침
Vietnamese Meaning
sự quá muộn; quá trễ (không còn kịp) / đã muộn mất, không thể cứu vãn / trễ đến mức không làm gì được nữa
Tagalog Meaning
huli na / hindi na maaagapan / lampas na sa oras
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