"相见恨晚" 的英文表达可以是 "better late than never"。这个短语的来源可能源于英国作家威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧《哈姆雷特》中的一句台词："Better a witty fool than a foolish wit."（宁为聪明的傻子，不愿为愚蠢的才子。）这句话的意思是说，即使做某件事迟到了，也比不做好。例句如下：

It's better late than never to apologize.

Better late than never to start exercising.

Better late than never, I finally finished my homework.