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last minute

[min-it] / ˈmɪn ɪt /
PHRASE
latest possible moment
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ADJECTIVE
last-second
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Turkey come out on top in the last minute of an end-to-end 3-2 win over a second string USA side, in their final Group D match at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Weiss was hands-on during the launch, and with others she had made changes to the script at the last minute, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

And schools that delay submitting transfer paperwork until the last minute thinking investigators will be too busy to spot an error don’t understand the process.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 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

Mum must've decided to leave it for me at the last minute this morning.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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