too little, too late

Their “middle of the night” 7-2 decision this weekend granting the request in an emergency appeal to block further extradition flights may be too little too late.

Unfortunately it's too little too late at this moment in time.

Robert Jenrick, the Conservative shadow justice secretary, said anything the government did now was "too little too late".

"I know a statement has been issued with an apology, but I don't think that apology is worth anything truthfully. It's a bit too little, too late," Mr Quinton said.

Italy would go on to get and score a penalty in stoppage time - but by then it was too little, too late.