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. Andrew Yang for president:

    I was in the exam room, and I was dressed and ready to go, then, at the last minute, he kind of made up an excuse. He said something about,' I think you might need a C-section,' and he proceeded to grab me over to him and undress me and examine me internally, ungloved. I knew it was wrong. I knew I was being assaulted.

  3. Chuck Schumer:

    The package is ready to go, the vast majority of senators on both sides of the aisle want it. There's now only one thing holding us back the junior senator from Kentucky is preventing swift passage of Ukraine aid because he wants to add at the last minute his own changes directly into the bill. His change is strongly opposed by many members of both parties.

  4. Simone Biles:

    I didn't do my job, they stepped up and they did what they needed to do and more, especially last minute [...] This medal is all of them and the coaches and it has nothing to do with me because they did it without me.

  5. Armstrong Williams:

    Ben Carson campaign has to do a better job at preparing Ben Carson, don't give Ben Carson speeches at the last minute. It's not only on Ben Carson, it's on them.


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