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View definitions for last minute

last minute

phrase as in latest possible moment

adjective as in last-second

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The last time Social Security was overhauled was in the 1980s, but Congress waited until the last minute to address the problems.

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“So I waited a little bit and then I slipped in at the last minute and was like ‘OK, I’m in!’

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Stam said that the changes guarded against judges being “smeared at the last minute” by people filing public complaints during elections “for political purposes.”

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"I'm hoping to get really close to Alan and Cat so they keep me in the game, and then I can try and pull the rug from under their feet last minute," he said.

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Hershey Co. said Thursday that candy buying ahead of Halloween has been disappointing so far, as warmer weather and a Friday holiday have people waiting until the last minute to go shopping.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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