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at the last moment

at the last moment prepositional phrase: synonym of at the last minute.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of at the last minute.
    • It had been intended to close the line to passengers at the end of September, and it was omitted from the winter timetables, but it was decided, at the last moment, to continue the services for another month.1949 January and February, “Notes and News: Closing of the East Kent Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 61

Synonyms of at the last moment

Questions about at the last moment

What does at the last moment mean?
At the last moment means synonym of at the last minute.
What part of speech is at the last moment?
At the last moment is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at the last moment in the dictionary

  1. at the helm
  2. at the high port
  3. at the instance of
  4. at the last
  5. at the last minute
  6. at the last moment
  7. at the latest
  8. at the least
  9. at the mercy of
  10. at the minimum
  11. at the minute

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