at the worst
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“Almost like an annoying friend. Your annoying, anxious, worry-wart friend who shows up at the worst times.”
From Literature
It wasn’t an injury or an uncontrollable act that doomed them this time, but rather a rash of discipline errors that came at the worst possible time.
From Los Angeles Times
It came with the warning: “It may do the wrong thing at the worst time, so you must always keep your hands on the wheel.”
David Schwab, an oceanographer who developed a computer model of the conditions, said the ship “got to the worst possible place, at the worst possible time.”
Alas, the Dodgers’ bullpen did what it does best once more in the ninth, coming unglued at the worst possible moment.
From Los Angeles Times
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