How to Pronounce "a day late and a dollar short"
expression
uh DAY layt and uh DAH-ler SHORT
uh DAY layt and uh DOL-uh SHAWT
Definition
This expression means to do something too late and not well enough to make a difference; your effort is both untimely and insufficient.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdeɪ/ /ˈɫeɪt/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdɑɫɝ/, /ˈdɔɫɝ/ /ˈʃɔɹt
British English
æɪ/ /dˈeɪ/ /lˈeɪt/ /ˈænd/ /æɪ/ /dˈɒlɐ/ /ʃˈɔːt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh DAY layt and uh DAH-ler SHORT
UK
uh DAY layt and uh DOL-uh SHAWT
Listen in Context
Sorry, your advice is a day late and a dollar short.
Their help was a day late and a dollar short after the event ended.
She offered to fix it, but it was a day late and a dollar short.
When they finally sent the invitation, it was a day late and a dollar short.