late in life

Idioms  

1. In old age. For example, Isn't it rather late in life for your grandmother to go trekking in Nepal?

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Example Sentences

“It’s quite honestly best for older people to just not get married late in life,” they added.

From MarketWatch

James Dewey Watson, Nobel Prize winner and “semi-professional loose cannon” whose racist views made him a scientific pariah late in life, died Thursday in hospice care after a brief illness, his son told the Associated Press.

From Los Angeles Times

If you start thinking about printing out your digital archive too late in life, "you may have lost the things you value already".

From BBC

Because dementia often develops late in life, studying its causes requires tracking participants for decades.

From Science Daily

Asked what kept her motivated late in life, she said: "Surely people want a future for their children."

From BBC