last minute

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noun

the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.

Origin:
1915–20

Related forms

last-min·ute, adjective

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WordNet

last minute
noun
the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules" [syn: eleventh hour]

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Devaluation was seen as a national humiliation, so was resisted until the last

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However, request for appointments that are scheduled in advance do not qualify

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