Than never

Origin
Geoffery Chaucer appears to have been the first person to have put the proverb into print, in The Yeoman’s Prologue and Tale, Canterbury Tales, in the year 1386.
Explanation
This proverb is often expressed with a degree of sarcasm, apparently saying something positive but in fact merely remarking on someone’s lateness. It is better to do something after it was supposed to have been done than not to do it at all.To arrive or do something later than expected isn’t good, but it is better than not at all. Time and again, all of us are told to complete the tasks assigned to us on time and being lazy most of us fail to do any assigned work on time. The result is we completely avoid the work and stop doing it further.
Yes, it is essential to finish a piece of work on time but what is more important is finishing the work. Here comes the significance of the proverb “better late than never” which means that it is all right to be late in completing an activity than never doing it. What is essential is doing the work.
Examples
Mom : I know you’re late for your appointment, but drive carefully! Better late than never!
Son : Yes, mom!
“Sorry I was late for the meeting today; I got stuck in traffic.”
Boss: That’s okay; better late than never.