at the last minute

1. At the latest possible moment or opportunity. For example, Jim couldn't get a reservation because he had called at the last minute. Also see at the latest; eleventh hour.

Example Sentences

Her estranged husband, Simon Patterson, had also been invited to the lunch but cancelled at the last minute, in part due to his belief that his wife had been trying to poison him for years.

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A reliable pet sitter, especially at the last minute, is as hard to come by as a free street parking spot in Koreatown on a Friday night.

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Google struck a deal at the last minute with Comcast-owned NBCUniversal earlier this month to keep shows like "Sunday Night Football" on YouTube TV.

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And for those indecisive or prone to changing minds at the last minute, retiring abroad gets tougher and potentially more costly.

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“So I waited a little bit and then I slipped in at the last minute and was like ‘OK, I’m in!’

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