Better late than the late.

应该是来自于哪句谚语,better late than never.应该是个省略句,完整的是It is better to be later than to be the late.“late better than the late"完全不通
再问： 据我所知是国外高速路上的警示牌，句末的the late是已逝人的意思。
“late better than the late"完全不通，没错，我想我的意思是 “To be late is better than the late.” 所以才会觉得“better late than the late.”好像缺少点什么成分。不过照你说的如果是个省略句的话，应该也说得通。谢谢哈