last minute

Example Sentences

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One was an international student who had to live in a hostel for a week after being left without accommodation at the last minute.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

She entered the race to challenge Bass, her one-time ally, at the last minute, hours before the early February filing deadline.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

At the last minute, Freed canceled their first date to a Rolling Stones concert, but Simon continued to pursue her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The table fills with supermarket vegetables, tubs of hummus, bags of chips, brownies purchased at the last minute.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Aimee and her dad were going to Los Angeles, but her mom, at the last minute, had to go to New York for a meeting.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin