Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena.»
¿Cómo se dice «Nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena» en inglés? Better late than never when the outcome is good.
Word for word
It is never late if the happiness is good.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Better late than never when the outcome is good.
Said when something good happens later than expected, expressing that the delay doesn't matter because the result is positive.
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Hear it in a sentence
Se casaron a los cincuenta, pero nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena.
They married at fifty, but it is never late if the happiness is good.
More Spanish sayings
- Más vale tarde que nunca. — Better late than never.
- No hay dos sin tres. — Things come in threes.
- Cuando menos te lo esperas, salta la liebre. — Opportunity comes when you least expect it.
- Vivir para ver. — You live and learn.
- Todo llega para quien sabe esperar. — Good things come to those who wait.
More: Spanish sayings about time and patience
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