دیر آئے درست آئے

Urdu

Etymology

Likely a calque of Classical Persian دیر آید درست آید‎ (dēr āyad durust āyad, literally “come late, come safe”) which is also present in Urdu as an adverb.

Adverb

دیر آئے دُرُسْت آئے‎ • (der āe durust āe) (Hindi spelling देर आए दुरुस्त आए)

  1. better late than never
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