Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.

    I like to do everything at the last minute. It does tend to make me late for things, though.

More definitions
  • the latest possible moment

Examples

171 sentences
  1. I waited until the last minute.

    Я чекав до останньої хвилини. — deniko

    ruЯ ждал до последней минуты. — marafon

    deIch habe bis zur letzten Minute gewartet. — MUIRIEL

  2. Tom did that at the last minute.

    Том зробив це в останній момент. — deniko

  3. Tom changed his mind at the last minute.

    Том в останній момент передумав. — deniko

    ruТом передумал в последний момент. — Lenin_1917

    deTom überlegte es sich in letzter Minute anders. — samueldora

  4. Tom scheduled a last-minute meeting.

  5. Don't wait till the last minute.

    ruНе жди до последней минуты. — marafon

    deWarte nicht bis zur letzten Minute! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

1 languages

Forms

plural: last minutes

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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