at the last moment
Example Sentences
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But the contract was pulled from consideration at the last moment after mounting alarm among parent activists and employee groups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"It is therefore unclear why, having formally accepted the accommodation offer, it has now been withdrawn at the last moment," the spokesman said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
In 2022, Schlamminger was ready to reveal the result but stopped at the last moment after realizing that a subtle air pressure effect could influence the measurement.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard expects to spend the holiday in London—until he’s assigned, at the last moment, to investigate an incident in snowy Kent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
But at the last moment he thought better or worse of it and subsided without the rattle.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
