Later better than never

Later better than never

迟了总比永远没有好
比如说某人迟到了
我们说later better than never
在这里是说 迟到总比不到好
又或者是说
老师要求同学交作业
同学晚交了 老师可能说 later better than never
也就是 迟交总比不交好 的意思

呵呵 不知道够不够明白