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Why can't l use the word "late" in this sentence?



 
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Why can't l use the word "late" in this sentence? Mon Oct 16, 2006 22:21 pm  Why can't l use the word "late" in this sentence?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #210 "What Comes Next? (4)", question 7

As the old saying goes: ..........

(a) He who hesitates is found
(b) He who hesitates is lost
(c) He who hesitates is late
(d) He who hesitates is long

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ESL/EFL Test #210 "What Comes Next? (4)", answer 7

As the old saying goes: He who hesitates is lost.

Correct answer: (b) He who hesitates is lost

Your answer was: incorrect
As the old saying goes: He who hesitates is late.
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why can't l use the word "late" in this sentence?
Would the word "late" in this case be understood as "dead"?

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...hesitates is lost Mon Oct 16, 2006 23:36 pm  ...hesitates is lost
 

You can't use late because the old saying is "He who hesitates is lost."
No, late wouldn't be understood as dead.
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