What does 手遅れ mean?
手遅れ is a Japanese noun meaning “being (too); belated treatment” in English. It is written as 手遅れ in kanji, ておくれ in hiragana, and teokure in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
手遅れになる前に決めないとな。
We have to decide before it's too late.