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ya era tarde

it was already late

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phrase Rare #45,083
it was already late Depending on context, it can also mean “it was too late.”
SP: Cuando llegamos, ya era tarde.
EN: By the time we arrived, it was already late.

Como ya era tarde, me fui a dormir.

Since it was already late, I went to sleep.

Ya era tarde, pero ella se fue igual.

It was already late, but she left anyway.

Ya era tarde cuando me desperté.

It was already late when I woke up.

¡Después, cuando ya era tarde!

Only afterwards, when it was already late!

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Intenté parar la máquina, pero ya era tarde.

I tried to stop the machine, but it was too late.

— El laberinto del fauno (2006)

Ya era tarde, así que volví a casa.

It was late, so I went back home.