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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the latest possible moment |
| Synonyms: | high time, just in time, last minute, nick of time, the last moment, zero hour |
| Main Entry: | in the nick of time |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at the last possible moment |
| Synonyms: | at the last minute, eleventh hour, just in time, under the wire |
| Main Entry: | last-ditch |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | last-minute |
| Synonyms: | desperate, do-or-die, eleventh-hour, final, frantic, last-chance, last-gasp, last-resort |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on time |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh-hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, last-minute, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, slow, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, prompt, punctual |
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