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last-minute

last-minute adjective: just before it is too late; in the nick of time.

Adjective

last-minute

  1. Just before it is too late; in the nick of time.
    • He's a last-minute replacement. After today, they'd have had to play with the original roster.
  2. Done or occurring at the latest possible time before an event.
    • Instead, travellers are directed to the respective assembly points; this facilitates any last-minute changes in platform arrangements and also frustrates any would-be queue-jumpers.1962 April, J. N. Faulkner, “Summer Saturday at Waterloo”, in Modern Railways, page 263

Questions about last-minute

What does last-minute mean?
Last-minute means just before it is too late; in the nick of time.
What part of speech is last-minute?
Last-minute is an adjective.

Words near last-minute in the dictionary

  1. last-ditcher
  2. last-ditchers
  3. last-gasp
  4. last-in-first-out
  5. last-mentioned
  6. last-minute
  7. last-name
  8. last-named
  9. last-nameless
  10. last-names
  11. last-naming

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