Sentence examples for last-minute orders from inspiring English sources

In a final rush, customers are still calling in, placing last-minute orders.

Jeff Duncan, the company's chief financial officer, said the company was prepared for last-minute orders.

(But I do not recommend last-minute orders; the selection becomes severely depleted by the Friday before Mother's Day).

There has been some selling of direct materials on the "spot market," where buyers fill last-minute orders or seek bargains from sellers unloading excess inventory.

The next day, while rolling back a number of his predecessor's last-minute orders, Mr. Bush imposed a moratorium on the ban.

I waited four days for regular ground shipment; for last-minute orders, send e-mail to the site for a quote on overnight shipping.

Mr. Freeborn, accused by his commanding officer of disregarding a last-minute order to hold his fire, was court-martialed.

That is whether to issue a last-minute order declaring the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a national monument.

In Washington today, Ari Fleischer, the spokesman for President-elect George W. Bush, said Mr. Bush would closely review "each and every" last-minute order that Mr. Clinton issues.

Contractors have said it was Mr. Chao who gave the last-minute order to require users to create accounts before they could shop for plans, a decision that contributed to a huge bottleneck once the website went live.

It's more important than ever to remember that last-minute ordering is chancy: cut-off dates for ordering to guarantee delivery by Christmas are earlier than in the past.