What is another word for at the last minute?

Pronunciation: [at ðə lˈast mˈɪnɪt] (IPA)

When you need to describe something that was done just in time or at the end of a deadline, you can use different synonyms for the phrase "at the last minute." One of the most common options is "at the eleventh hour," which suggests that there was very little time left before the deadline. You could also use "in the nick of time," which emphasizes the fact that something was completed just before it was too late. Other alternatives include "at the end of the line," "at the last gasp," "at the wire," or "just in time." Whichever synonym you choose, they all convey the idea of doing something right before it's too late.

What are the hypernyms for At the last minute?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    eleventh hour, nick of time, at the eleventh hour, close of play, down to the wire, losing battle, Closing period, dying moments, dying seconds, eleventh hour rush, eleventh hour scramble, final stretch, very end, waning moments.

Famous quotes with At the last minute

  • You mentioned Ross Perot. Mr. Perot jumped into the race at the last minute, had one issue that he ran on, the budget deficit, was in and out of the race a couple of times, and still got 20 million votes, didn't have the Internet.
    Hamilton Jordan
  • Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.
    Ross Perot
  • This autocue was obviously written for someone else and I've been brought in at the last minute.
    Johnny Vegas
  • I was through as a manager. I did become involved late in the 1968 campaign at the national scene at the last minute. But I was through as a manager, and I've stayed through, incidentally.
    Lew Wasserman
  • Basically, Pizza Hut just backed out on the ad agency at the last minute. They got fired and we got fired. It was a simple as that. We do stuff like that on and off.
    Gene Ween

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