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at the last moment

PHRASE

finally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

already belatedly eventually someday sooner or later subsequently ultimately

STRONG

lastly

WEAK

after a while after all as a sequel at last at length at long last at the eleventh hour at the end despite delay in conclusion in spite of all in the eleventh hour in the long run sometime tardily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

never

WEAK

doubtfully dubiously inconclusively

Example Sentences

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In 2022, Schlamminger was ready to reveal the result but stopped at the last moment after realizing that a subtle air pressure effect could influence the measurement.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

And yet, every time, Lucy yanked the ball away at the last moment, leaving Charlie Brown flying helplessly through the air.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

However, the process was suspended at the last moment after legal objections raised by her father, backed by campaign group Christian Lawyers.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

That enabled them to flick on their air-defense radars at the last moment, so U.S. pilots would have little time to react—a tactic pilots came to call a “SAMbush.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The creatures flew around Will’s head, sometimes only a foot or so away, but they always swerved aside or upward at the last moment.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

at the last moment

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