Jane always waits until the last minute to write her paper.
We decided to go at the last minute.
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They changed the plans at the last minute.
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Don't leave your decision to the last moment.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
the last minute — the last possible time when something can be done You shouldn t wait until the last minute before planning your retirement. They were making changes to the show right up to the last minute. • • • Main Entry: ↑last minute … Useful english dictionary
(the) last minute — the last possible opportunity for doing something. He always waits until the last minute to shop for presents. Usage notes: used with until or till, as in the example, or with at: At the last minute, we found our tickets … New idioms dictionary
the last minute — the latest possible time for doing something Jane always waits until the last minute to write her paper. We decided to go at the last minute … English dictionary
The Last Minute — The Last Minute, an independent film written and directed by Stephen Norrington, is a dark satire about success, failure, and show business.External links*IMDB [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275468/ entry] … Wikipedia
the last minute — the latest possible time before an event. → last … English new terms dictionary
up to the last minute — {adv. phr.} Until the last possible moment; until the very end. * /When I try to send in an important eyewitness report from the scene of a major accident, I must keep working up to the last minute./ Compare: TO THE BITTER END, UNDER THE WIRE … Dictionary of American idioms
up to the last minute — {adv. phr.} Until the last possible moment; until the very end. * /When I try to send in an important eyewitness report from the scene of a major accident, I must keep working up to the last minute./ Compare: TO THE BITTER END, UNDER THE WIRE … Dictionary of American idioms
up\ to\ the\ last\ minute — adv. phr. Until the last possible moment; until the very end. When I try to send in an important eyewitness report from the scene of a major accident, I must keep working up to the last minute. Compare: to the bitter end, under the wire … Словарь американских идиом
Last-minute goal — The term last minute goal is used in sport, primarily association football, to describe a goal scored very late in a game. The term may not necessarily refer to a goal scored in the actual last minute (last minute goal). In football, the… … Wikipedia
last minute, the — noun the latest possible time that something can happen or be done: The government backed down at the last minute in a confrontation with the rail workers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
