this past

idiom

: the one that most recently took place

—used with a period of time

I spoke to him on the phone just this past weekend.

Examples of this past in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stokes had 3 1/2 sacks and 13 tackles for loss this past season at Prairie View A&M, his only year as a full-time contributor in college. —Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025

The Padres are substantiating their own spending because Petco is a destination ballpark, and the Padres broke all club records for local revenue and an attendance of 3.3 million this past season. —Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Feb. 2025

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day entered this past season under considerable pressure. —Chantz Martin, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025

While my favorite team didn't make it into the thrilling College Football Playoff this past season, reflecting on the postseason reminded me of the many parallels between sportscasters up in the press box and my role as an analyst relations professional. —Reyne Quackenbush, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for this past

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast