Usually means: Too late, insufficient resources available.
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  1. a day late and a dollar short: Wiktionary
  2. A Day Late And A Dollar Short, A Day Late and a Dollar Short (novel), A Day Late and a Dollar Short: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  2. a day late and a dollar short: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (a day late and a dollar short)

adjective:  (US, idiomatic, predicative) Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
adverb:  (US, idiomatic) Adverbial use of the adjectival form.

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