"late to the party" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 来得晚了（表达）- 后知后觉

Definition

“late to the party” 指的是在大多数人已经知道或参与之后才发现或加入某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，常用于描述跟不上潮流、新闻、技术等。并非真正迟到参加派对，而是比别人晚才知道或加入某事。

Examples

I'm always late to the party when it comes to new music.

谈到新音乐，我总是**来得晚了**。

He was late to the party on the smartphone trend.

他对智能手机潮流**来得晚了**。

Sorry, I know I'm late to the party, but I just saw this movie.

抱歉，我知道我**来得晚了**，但我刚看了这部电影。

You’re not just late to the party—the party’s already over!

你不仅**来得晚了**——派对都已经结束了！

Don’t worry, being late to the party is better than never showing up at all.

别担心，**来得晚了**总比从不出现好。

She finally started using social media—just a bit late to the party.

她终于开始用社交媒体了——只是有点**来得晚了**。