The apology was too little, too late.
too little, too late
idiomUsed as a predicate or a pro-sentence to indicate insufficiency.
He tried to fix the broken window after the rain, but it was too little, too late.
The government finally offered a small tax cut, but for the struggling families, it was clearly too little, too late.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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a little bird told me
I received the information from a source which I am not prepared to disclose.
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a little bit of bread and no cheese
Used to represent the song of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).
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a little from column A, a little from column B
A combination of two factors or reasons.
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a little of something goes a long way
Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.
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as of late
Lately; recently.
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fashionably late
Arriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.
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get late
To approach nighttime.