late in the game

== English == === Alternative forms === late in the day === Phrase === late in the game Very late in the course of an event, so as to have diminished relevance, importance, etc. === Further reading === “late in the game”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “early/late in the game”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.