But with planes packed so full these days, last-minute seats may not be available.
He reflected on 20-hour work days, last-minute appeals, frantic searches for new evidence and, in unsuccessful cases, the difficulty of witnessing final moments his clients spent with their loved ones.
High school soccer games in those days lasted 40 minutes in regulation; generally four 10-minute quarters.
Don't leave homework that is due in a few days until the last minute.
"I don't care if this is the last day or the last minute," he says.
Minister Mrs Hart said it was inevitable that the best summer weather for several years would have given the industry a boost with day trips and last minute break bookings.
Fredrick Crawford, an executive vice president, sums up the cavalier attitude E&Y consultants once had about meeting sales targets: "It was a macho, cowboy culture where people rode in, were the heroes and saved the day at the last minute".
Here's some of the recent and upcoming gigs our writers will be reviewing in the next few days (all subject to last minute change).
Even when Sparano coached the Dallas Cowboys' tight ends, Ireland noted his meticulous nature, the way he planned days down to the last minute, even on vacation.
Mustering the particular efficiency I can bring to the pursuit of a rare bird, I ate a quick breakfast, packed my knapsack with the radio and the satellite phone and enough food for two days, and, at the last minute, because the wind was so strong, collapsed my tent and weighted down its corners with large stones, so that it wouldn't blow away while I was gone.
Then, having been recalled to the one-day squad at the last minute instead of Steve Davies, he seemed certain to open the batting.
