last minute

Example Sentences

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Raman, who had endorsed Bass’ reelection before throwing her hat in at the last minute, came off as inexperienced, touchy and unprepared.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Another person said she was able to book a flight last minute through Spirit to attend her grandfather’s funeral.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The new plan would make it easier for them to trim their schedules in advance, rather than being forced to cancel flights at the last minute.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

As AI pioneer and Anthropic CEO Dario Amedei recently wrote: “When put in the darkest circumstances, humanity has a way of gathering, seemingly at the last minute, the strength and wisdom needed to prevail.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Then, at the last minute, I dove behind a chalk signboard advertising train tickets to Cincinnati.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan