What does last minute mean?

Definitions for last minute
ˈmɪn ɪtlast minute

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. eleventh hour, last minuteadjective

    the latest possible moment

    "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules"

  2. last-minuteadjective

    just before a deadline; at the last minute

    "last-minute arrangements"

Wiktionary

  1. last minutenoun

    An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.

  2. last minuteadjective

    Very close to a deadline.

ChatGPT

  1. last minute

    Last minute refers to the final moments or just before the deadline, typically involving a sense of urgency or rush. It could also refer to actions that take place shortly before an event or time limit, often done hastily or in a hurry due to lack of time.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of last minute in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of last minute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of last minute in a Sentence

  1. Neeraj Agrawal:

    This is no way to make policy. There's decisions being made that will massively influence how cryptocurrency develops in America, but it's being done as a last-minute addition to a must pass infrastructure bill, there's been a massive mobilization in DC to try to educate senators and members of Congress about the shortcomings of this language, but we do not have that much time.

  2. Kyosuke Suzuki:

    The market had been a bit optimistic about an agreement so it was a bit of a surprise, but from the past experience during the euro zone debt crisis, the market is also accustomed to negotiations dragging on until the very last minute. So while the tail risk appears to be rising, there is no panic in the market.

  3. Cory Mills:

    This is an attempt to save face by the administration for the Americans they left behind. This is a woman with three children from age 15 all the way down to two-years-old. And they did nothing to try to expedite this… But at the very last minute you have these ‘senior officials’ at the State Department trying to claim credit for this like ‘oh yeah look what we've done,' it's like we carried the ball to the 99-and-a-half yard line and them taking it that last half yard and being like ‘look what we did.’.

  4. Bill Baer:

    There are some ideas that should never get out of corporate headquarters, it wastes the time of my people. Basically at the end of the day it's an embarrassment for companies to get out there and invest in something, get its shareholders all excited and then have to pull out at the last minute.

  5. Eric George:

    Michael Avenatti thought Michael Avenatti could gum up the works and file something last minute and the state court would throw up Michael Avenatti hands. The trial judge saw through it and ruled on the merits of our motion.


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