手遅れ, 手後れ, ておくれ
being too late, losing one's final chance
手後れにならないうちに、必要な措置を取るべきです。
に
Particle
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
なる, 成る, 為る
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain
2. to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be)
as ...からなる or ...よりなる
3. to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of
4. to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished
5. to change (into), to turn (into), to transform
1チームは9人の選手から成る。
鳴る, なる
Godan verb, Intransitive
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble
電話は繰り返し鳴っていた。
なる, 生る
Godan verb, Intransitive
to bear fruit
この木には実がならないんだ。
なる
Suffix, Noun or verb acting prenominally, See 也・なり・2, Archaism
1. that is in
2. who is called, that is called
3. that is
Interjection, See なるほど, Slang, Abbreviation
4. I see
いかにも敬虔なるクリスチャンが送る、礼節重き言葉です。