(it's) better (to be) safe than sorry

idiom

—used to say that it is better to be careful now so that problems do not occur later on

It's probably not necessary to check the figures again, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

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Even a kitty who drinks the water that lilies have been sitting in is at risk, so, better safe than sorry. —Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025

Under the heading of ‘better safe than sorry,’ a few businesses had already taken precautions to safeguard their executives. —Edward Segal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024

This preponderance of non-urgent alarms reflects a ‘better safe than sorry’ philosophy to alarm signaling. —Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024

So, for your well-being and pocketbook, better to be safe than sorry. —USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024

No idea if this is true, but better safe than sorry. —Ben Goggin, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023

The odds that any college admissions officers would even look us up seemed slim, but, the thinking went: better safe than sorry. —Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023

As recent high-profile breaches have taught us, new evidence can come to light weeks or months after the initial attack and investigation, so a better safe than sorry approach harms nobody. —Davey Winder, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023