last-ditch

Hours later he said he had accepted Macron's request to stay on for another 48 hours to hold last-ditch talks with political parties "for the stability of the country".

Macron has asked him to make a last-ditch plan for stability by the end of Wednesday - but support for the French president appears to be waning even among his allies.

Both sides are making last-ditch efforts trying to avoid a repeat.

The investment contributed to a last-ditch fundraising round by Aspiration at a time it was nearly out of cash.

Such a drastic and sudden change in his approach is probably a last-ditch move in order to salvage more time.