The common phrase says "Better late than what"?

I thought it meant: don’t be in a rush or haste to get there when late because something terrible like death could cause you to never arrive.?!

late means dead...i'd rather be never.

That's one of my favorite sayings.

Better Late than premature

this idiom is good

I thought it was better late than pregnant. lol is what I've always said. hahaha