What does last minute mean?
Definitions for last minute
ˈmɪn ɪtlast minute
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Princeton's WordNet
eleventh hour, last minuteadjective
the latest possible moment
"money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules"
last-minuteadjective
just before a deadline; at the last minute
"last-minute arrangements"
Wiktionary
last minutenoun
An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.
last minuteadjective
Very close to a deadline.
ChatGPT
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of last minute in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of last minute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of last minute in a Sentence
That was the one song that he didn't really play for me until the last minute.
I think the prospects for a last-minute settlement are very dim.
It is often a last-minute consideration, so people take their pets without the right supplies or adequate plans which then creates big problems wherever they go. Or they abandon their animals which is even worse.
It's not an unusual tactic. I just don't find it a very helpful tactic, you add a lot of extra stress and high risk, which some people like because it forces the other side to make a decision. But it's not always the best way to make a good, rational economic decision by waiting until the last minute, throwing all these numbers around.
Maj. Roman Filipov fought an unequal battle with his service weapon until the last minute of his life, when surrounded by the terrorists and heavily wounded, the Russian officer blew himself up with a grenade when the militants got within several dozen meters of him.
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