Vocab Info
N1 Noun
手遅れ
being (too) late, belated treatment
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薬物を止めようと思ったが手遅れだった。
I thought about stopping the drugs, but it was too late. {being (too) late, belated treatment}
手遅れになる前に倒れている人に人工呼吸をした。
I performed artificial respiration on the collapsed person before it became too late for any belated treatment. {being (too) late, belated treatment}
残念なことに、医者が駆けつけた時にはもう手遅れでした。
Unfortunately, it was already too late when the doctor arrived. {being (too) late, belated treatment}
看護師:「早く手術をしないとあの患者は手遅れになってしまいます!」
Nurse: "If we don't perform the surgery soon, it will be too late for that patient!" {being (too) late, belated treatment}
彼女はもうチケットを買ってしまったから今頃クーポンを渡しても手遅れです。
It's too late to give her the coupon now as she has already bought the ticket. {being (too) late, belated treatment}