last-minute instructions. The Department stores were crowded with last-minute shoppers at Christmastime.
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last minute — last′ min′ute [[t]ˈmɪn ɪt[/t]] n. cvb the time just preceding a deadline or other conclusive event • Etymology: 1915–20 last′ min′ute, adj … From formal English to slang
lastminute — last minute n. The period just before a significant or concluding moment such as a deadline, due date, or scheduled event: always waits until the last minute to do his holiday shopping. lastʹ minʹute (lăstʹmĭnʹĭt) adj. * * * … Universalium
minute — min|ute1 [ mınıt ] noun *** 1. ) count a period of 60 seconds. There are 60 minutes in one hour: I ll meet you downstairs in ten minutes. We waited until twenty minutes to ten, then left. Thompson scored again in the final minutes of the game. a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Minute — Min ute (?; 277), n. [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th {Minute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m. or min.; as, 4 h. 30 m.) [1913 Webster] Four minutes … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minute — ▪ I. minute min‧ute 1 [ˈmɪnt] noun 1. minutes [plural] an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting: • The minutes of the last AGM were read. • Will someone take the minutes? (= write down what is said ) … Financial and business terms
Calibra — Opel Opel Calibra (1990–1994) Calibra Hersteller: Opel Produktionszeitraum: 1990–1997 Klasse … Deutsch Wikipedia
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literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
