last minute
Example Sentences
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The conversation was private and strictly off-the-record: The venue had been changed at the last minute to avoid spying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Luis Espinola, a 61-year-old hotel employee, put it this way: "With Paraguay you have to suffer until the last minute."
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
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
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
Years later, Dasch would finally learn why the commission had found him guilty: "a last minute change due to fear when he arrived in the United States."
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
