遅くともやらないよりはまし。

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遅くとも やらない より まし

English Translation

Better late than never.

Furigana

(おそ)くともやらないよりはまし。

Romanji

Osokutomo yaranai yori wa mashi.

Words

遅くとも (おそくとも)
at the latest
遣る (やる)
to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
先ず (まず)
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)

Kanji

Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later