VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

After The Fact

Meaning:

Too late; after something is completed or finalized

Examples:

  • Of course, the record of the Council meeting itself will also be available for anyone to refer to after the fact.
  • That may be a gain, but only after the fact.
  • Guffey was in your house, but probably after the fact.
  • Obviously somebody deliberately erased the data after the fact. No.
  • I think he can fix a test after the fact.
  • As a result, decisions are frequently made after the fact.
  • Five years after the fact, you get the money.
  • You know what I found out after the fact?
  • Usually, we don't know that, until after the fact.
  • Well, why'd you put up the art after the fact?