دیر آئے درست آئے

Urdu

Etymology

Likely a Calque of Persian دیر آید درست آید‎ (dir âyad dorost âyad, literally “come late, come safe”) which is also present in Urdu as an adverb.

Adverb

دیر آئے دُرُسْت آئے‎ • (der ā'e durust ā'e) (Hindi spelling देर आए दुरुस्त आए)

  1. better late than never
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