last minute
Example Sentences
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To avoid police raids, kids strategized, coming up with systems that would keep party and rave sites secret until the last minute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Monaco pulled the plug on Chelsea's £47m move for Lamine Camara at the last minute, leaving officials at Stamford Bridge furious.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The UN labour agency chief will face two challengers for his job after a former Peruvian foreign minister entered the race at the last minute, the final candidate list showed Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Trade talks collapsed at the last minute late on Friday night, with both sides accusing the other of demanding last-minute changes to a tentative deal.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Miig was considering coining but, at the last minute, decided to stay back.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
