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a day late and a dollar short

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
a -day late and a -dol-lar short
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

American usage

adv

Adverbial use of the adjectival form.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

day late, dollar short (alternative)

Phrases

too little, too late a day after the fair

Frequently Paired Words

too little, too late a day after the fair

Questions

What does a day late and a dollar short mean?
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

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