at the last moment

“I took out my younger brother at the last moment. I don’t know how we can go back to our home... without my mother, or father, or brothers,” says Ramez.

Glossip has been scheduled for execution nine times and been served his final meal three times, only to find his life grudgingly restored to him at the last moment.

Maxim Kharkin, 36, was invited to the festival at the last moment.

And while this possible help for Trump landed in the Trump campaign's lap at the last moment, in other states they are working overtime to subvert the vote and contest the election results if they don't go Trump's way.

A military decision on when to carry out such strikes commonly comes only at the last moment even when they are planned well in advance, and normally depends on many factors.