the last minute
noun
: the last possible time when something can be done
They were making changes to the show right up to the last minute.
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The stars of Broadway's Room adaptation have spoken out about the status of the show, which was abruptly postponed indefinitely at the last minute.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
Demonstrators hoisted the parody photo at protests after Macron chose at the last minute Thursday to invoke the government's constitutional power to pass the bill without a vote at the National Assembly.
—Sylvie Corbet, ajc, 19 Mar. 2023
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank as well as the last minute private-sector rescue of First Republic all have roots in the Fed’s move to sharply hike interest rates to tamp down surging inflation.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
Khloe Estinfil, from the Joseph Lee School, cramded some words at the last minute, on stairs in the Boston Public Library.
—Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
Demonstrators hoisted the parody photo at protests after Macron chose at the last minute Thursday to invoke the government's constitutional power to pass the bill without a vote at the National Assembly.
—Sylvie Corbet, ajc, 19 Mar. 2023
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank as well as the last minute private-sector rescue of First Republic all have roots in the Fed’s move to sharply hike interest rates to tamp down surging inflation.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
Khloe Estinfil, from the Joseph Lee School, cramded some words at the last minute, on stairs in the Boston Public Library.
—Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
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“The last minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20last%20minute. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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