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antes tarde do que nunca

Portuguese, adverb/ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis ˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi du ki ˈnũ.kɐ/

antes tarde do que nunca is a Portuguese adverb meaning “better late than never” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does antes tarde do que nunca mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    better late than never

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. é melhor fazer determinada coisa atrasado, do que não fazê-la nunca

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of antes tarde do que nunca

  • mais vale tarde do que nunca alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce antes tarde do que nunca?

  • Brazil /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis ˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi du ki ˈnũ.kɐ/
  • Brazil [ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis ˈtaɦ.d͡ʒi du ki ˈnũ.kɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.