Sentence examples for a last minute from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a last minute" is not correct in written English; it should be "at the last minute." You can use it to describe something that is done just before a deadline or at the very end of a time period.

Example: "She submitted her application at the last minute, hoping it would still be considered."
Alternatives: "at the eleventh hour" or "just in time."

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A last minute back-down by the WDC?

Need a last minute gift?

It was therefore decided to make a last minute announcement.

It was a last minute effort and it worked.

2. A last minute illness: "Wife got the flu.

Use tapioca as a last minute thickener.

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It's not a last-minute decision".

But how about a last-minute suggestion?

A last-minute compromise was found.

It was a last-minute job.

He was a last-minute addition.

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