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last minute

[min-it]

noun

  1. the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.



last-minute

noun

  1. (modifier) given or done at the latest possible time

    last-minute preparations

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • last-minute adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of last-minute1

First recorded in 1915–20
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If you have some flexibility around when you can travel, there are some last minute bargains to be had.

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He has also seen more people choosing to wait until the last minute to book a trip away.

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That is, until race leader Mason Fuller pitted at the last minute, giving Maifield several seconds over the pack.

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In a last minute move, however, Republicans struck a proposed excise tax on wind and solar projects if the materials included a percentage of minerals sourced from certain foreign countries.

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Donna Louise said she was prepared to give her witness testimony in court, but at the last minute her attacker changed his plea to guilty and was handed a suspended sentence.

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