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last minute
[ min-it ]
noun
- the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
last-minute
noun
- modifier given or done at the latest possible time
last-minute preparations
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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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