last minute
Example Sentences
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They had bought tickets to go but at the last minute, they changed their mind.
From BBC
The opening of the Edinburgh site had been delayed at the last minute over safety concerns about its ventilation system.
From BBC
“There’s ten of us plus two alternates in case somebody gets sick at the last minute.”
From Literature
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The opening of the Edinburgh site had been delayed at the last minute after safety concerns about its ventilation system.
From BBC
Then, at the last minute, I dove behind a chalk signboard advertising train tickets to Cincinnati.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.