last minute
Example Sentences
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He does, however, point out some drawbacks: either the trip is often cancelled at the last minute, or the drivers don't answer calls.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Before Naked Drummer came to meet me for our first date, he called at the last minute and said the following:
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Other hassles include hospitals sometimes canceling contracts at the last minute, even after a nurse has arrived in town, said Rachel Altum, who helps run a Facebook group and an annual conference for travel nurses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
She went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music, and made her operatic debut and breakthrough role as a last minute stand-in as the character Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute in 1975.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Nathan carried the small picnic basket with bottles of punch and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that Lily had thrown together at the last minute.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
