Sentence examples for a move late from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a move late" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone or something is delayed or not timely in their actions or decisions.
Example: "The team made a strategic decision, but it was a move late, as the competition had already seized the opportunity."
Alternatives: "a step behind" or "too late to act".

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Its predecessor, "Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life," appeared five years ago, and perhaps better earned its subtitle: the hero, named John (as in John Michael Coetzee) and rendered in the third person and the present tense, is indeed a provincial boy, living, until a move late in the book, in a bleak, new but dusty housing estate outside the town of Worcester, north of Cape Town.

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That twilight vision informs her version of "One More Kiss" (from "Follies") and her encore, an unamplified "What a Wonderful World" that transforms this sugar-frosted musical greeting card into a moving late-life flash of gratitude.

Allardyce will know his side have a battle to stay up but the manner of Fletcher's final goal, volleying home a sweeping move late on, and a first clean sheet of the season will be reason for hope.

Ochigava finally made a big move late and paid for it when Taylor landed a big right hand at the end.

The visitors rallied and Glenn Wilson converted a rebound but the effort was merely consolation as Marsh rounded off a neat move late on.

Later in shells, he caught a deep post for a touchdown where he made an excellent move late in the route by reducing the shoulder – dipping it away from contact of the DB – and slipping ahead of his opponent to make an over-the-shoulder catch.

Rush had a key move late in the half, though.

It is worth persisting with him in the deeper role Showed flashes of excitement, with a wonderful move late in the first half standing out.

That positive play came on a deep flag route when he beat the defender with his build-up speed and made a second move late in the route to fade closer to the sideline.

Following in the footsteps of America's Federal Reserve, the Bank of England made a dramatic move late in April to restore confidence in Britain's banking system when it launched its "special liquidity scheme".

Ina fell on a transitional move late in the long program, but the pair finished ahead of TIFFANY SCOTT and PHILIP DULEBOHN, last year's silver medalists, who both skidded to the ice.

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