last minute

Example Sentences

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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

Computing resources often shifted from one team to another at the last minute, and the company’s organizational structure grew complicated, the employees said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

"Again in the last minute, again after an opportunity to score ourselves and again we leave the pitch with a disappointing result," he told Sky Sports.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

“You pull your arm back like this, see? And you have to aim high, and at the last minute snap your wrist like this, see?”

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech