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LAST-MINUTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does last-minute mean?
• LAST-MINUTE (adjective)
The adjective LAST-MINUTE has 1 sense:
1. just before a deadline; at the last minute
Familiarity information: LAST-MINUTE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Just before a deadline; at the last minute
Context example:
last-minute arrangements
Similar:
unpunctual (not punctual; after the appointed time)
Context examples
With a new moon like this one, last-minute packing could prove to be a disaster because you may be distracted by other things just as you should be thinking about what you will need.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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