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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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • -uٱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of last minute1

First recorded in 1915–20
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“I picked a totally random pack last minute before checking out, and the first one I pulled was the orange chicken one!! I also got Texas and Kentucky.”

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"It was just another Monday night for them. In fact, my dad invited my mum to come too but at the last minute she decided not to go. It was a blessing in disguise."

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On that day, just over a month before the US Presidential election, Zelensky had a last minute meeting with Trump in Trump Tower.

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He said he was lucky he ended up allocated to Leicester, even if it was last minute.

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She said that on Saturday, the couple had been informed "at the last minute" that they would not be seen by the judge.

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