last time
noun
1
: the most recent time
The last time I saw him was at his wedding.
2
: the final time
That was the last time I saw him. He died soon after.
I'm telling you this for the last time.
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One advantage for the city this year, as compared with last time: In 2020 a Post Malone concert was going on at the T-Mobile Center the night of the parade, which brought more traffic downtown.
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
Harder than last time but not anything too obscure.
—Oskar Garcia, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Whatever your views of Donald Trump, his first week back in the White House showed his administration is better organized and more cohesive than last time.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
He's defended by a back line of an Alejandro Balde who suffered racist abuse last time out at Getafe, Pau Cubarsi, Ronald Araujo and a Jule Kounde that has three goals in two games to his name.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
Harder than last time but not anything too obscure.
—Oskar Garcia, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Whatever your views of Donald Trump, his first week back in the White House showed his administration is better organized and more cohesive than last time.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
He's defended by a back line of an Alejandro Balde who suffered racist abuse last time out at Getafe, Pau Cubarsi, Ronald Araujo and a Jule Kounde that has three goals in two games to his name.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Last time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20time. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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