a buenas horas — meaning & examples
Language: es
Meanings:
- Too late; at an hour when assistance or action is no longer useful; used often with ironic or disapproving tone.
Examples
BetaLlegaste a buenas horas para ayudar con la mudanza, ya casi terminamos.
You arrived too late to help with the move; we’re almost done.
A buenas horas me avisas que el examen cambió de fecha, ya había hecho otros planes.
You tell me the exam date changed too late; I had already made other plans.
Cuando el jefe llegó a buenas horas, la reunión ya había terminado y nadie lo escuchó.
When the boss arrived too late, the meeting had already ended and nobody listened to him.
Examples:
- ES: Si la hicieses a buenas horas... ¡Oh!EN: You should do it at the appropriate time.
- ES: Upss, a buenas horas...EN: Oh. Good to know.
- ES: Y a buenas horas.EN: And it's well past time.
- ES: Pues nada, a buenas horas.EN: His timing is impeccable.
- ES: a buenas horas, mangas verdes.EN: a little too little, too late.
- ES: -Hombre, a buenas horas.EN: -Man, good timing.
- ES: Sí, a buenas horas.EN: A little late for that.
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