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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 Word Forms

  • -uٱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of last minute1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Then, at the last minute, he backed out.

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“I don’t know why this happened. Honestly, I was there at the last minute of his life. I saw his face. I saw his eyes,” Yaghoubi told ABC-7.

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There is also the Green Party, which was disqualified at the last minute from the debate for not running enough candidates.

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She was slotted in as a headliner at the last minute after Beyoncé pulled out due to her second pregnancy.

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The future of the fund had been in doubt, until the government confirmed at the last minute that it would continue in 2025/26.

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