"it was then if not before that there was need for action" in German It was then, if not before, that there was need for action. Spätestens zu diesem Zeitpunkt bestand Handlungsbedarf. Detailed translations for "it was then if not before that there was need for action" It was then, if not before, that there was need for action. It was then, if not before, that there was need for action. Spätestens zu diesem Zeitpunkt bestand Handlungsbedarf.