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Last-minute   /læst-mˈɪnət/   Listen
Last-minute

adjective
1.
Just before a deadline; at the last minute.





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"Last-minute" Quotes from Famous Books



... hole, saw with satisfaction that it was in almost perfect alignment, and ordered the bomb placed. He bent over the edge of the hole and watched Trudeau pay out wire while Dominico pushed the bomb to the bottom. The Italian made a last-minute check, then called to ...
— Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet • Harold Leland Goodwin
... at home and there is no public or private shelter available, you may be able to improvise some last-minute protection for yourself and your family by following the suggestions in Chapter 5 (pages 33-38) of this handbook. As a last resort, take cover ...
— In Time Of Emergency - A Citizen's Handbook On Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters (1968) • Department of Defense
... silver and ash-colored plush, Miss Nefer came past him, for once leading the last-minute hurry to the stage. She had on the dark red wig now. For me that crowned her characterization. It made me remember her saying, "My brain burns." I ducked aside as if she ...
— No Great Magic • Fritz Reuter Leiber


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