last minute

Example Sentences

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He does, however, point out some drawbacks: either the trip is often cancelled at the last minute, or the drivers don't answer calls.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Before Naked Drummer came to meet me for our first date, he called at the last minute and said the following:

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Other hassles include hospitals sometimes canceling contracts at the last minute, even after a nurse has arrived in town, said Rachel Altum, who helps run a Facebook group and an annual conference for travel nurses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

"It is the most exhilarating feeling in the world when it comes at the last minute out of nowhere," he said over the radio.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

My mother waited until the very last minute to cross over to Ghetto A, rushing back to our building one last time for a cooking pot, which she wrapped in a sheet.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson