VOCABULARY
手遅れ
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being too late
too late, irreparable, past the point of no return
noun
Example sentences
気づいた時にはもう手遅れだった。
By the time I noticed, it was already too late.
治療が手遅れにならないか心配だ。
I worry whether the treatment will be too late.
今からでも手遅れではないと思う。
I think it is not too late even now.
対策が遅れて手遅れになった。
The countermeasures were delayed and it became too late.
Practice exercises
1
病気が進んで、もう手遅れだった。
The illness had progressed, and it was already too late.
Answer
手遅れ
2
気づいたときには、火はすでに手遅れだった。
By the time I noticed, the fire was already too far gone.
Answer
手遅れ
3
早めに検査を受けないと、手遅れになることがある。
If you don't get examined early, it can become too late.
Answer
手遅れ
4
症状を軽く見て放置した結果、手遅れになってしまった。
As a result of taking the symptoms lightly and leaving them, it became too late.
Answer
手遅れ
5
問題が深刻化してから対策を講じても、すでに手遅れである場合が少なくない。
Even if measures are taken after a problem has become serious, in many cases it is already too late.
Answer
手遅れ