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- [bet-er leyt th an, th en nev-er]
- /ˈbɛt ər leɪt ðæn, ðɛn ˈnɛv ər/
- /ˈbetə(r) leɪt ðən ˈnevə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bet-er leyt th an, th en nev-er]
- /ˈbɛt ər leɪt ðæn, ðɛn ˈnɛv ər/
Definition of better late than never words
- convention better late than never If you say better late than never when someone has done something, you think they should have done it earlier. 3
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Parts of speech for Better late than never
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
better late than never popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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