Definition of 後の祭り (あとのまつり)

あとまつ

後の祭り

あとのまつり

atonomatsuri

Common word

expression, noun

•

a day after the fair, (at a) stage when it's too late(idiom )

Related Kanji

後	behind, back, later
祭	ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship

Example sentences(showing 5 results)

いま

あとまつ

、

かれ

じぶん

たち

しあい

ま

With 20/20 hindsight, he could tell why they lost the game

いまさら

く

あとまつ

It is too late to repent

なげ

、

、

あとまつ

後の祭

だ

よ

You can regret it all you want, but it won't do you any good now

いまさら

さわ

。

あとまつ

後の祭り

だ

よ

Yelling about it won't help now. You should have done that when it counted

あとまつ

後の祭り

After death, the doctor