at the last minute

Example Sentences

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The idea to safeguard King’s rights to the speech came at the last minute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

A training camp that had been fixed in Tucson, Arizona, was nixed at the last minute, with Iran setting up instead in Tijuana, just over the Mexican border.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

Desperate to save the card, the UFC tapped Al Iaquinta to step up at the last minute.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026

Instead, it was a sad affair, thrown together at the last minute and unable to book anyone more interesting than Kid Rock as a headliner.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Miig was considering coining but, at the last minute, decided to stay back.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline