at the last minute

Example Sentences

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The first simulation slot opened at seven, and my mom had pulled strings to get me in at the last minute.

From Literature

The plane was always scheduled to stop at Djibouti—it was not diverted there at the last minute.

From Slate

He continued that "for reasons known only to themselves, Hardings decided to put on a different font at the last minute".

From BBC

Eberechi Eze was destined for a move to Tottenham until the Gunners swooped in at the last minute to bring him back to his boyhood club.

From Barron's

“They pulled it together sort of right at the last minute,” said Alpine skier Piera Hudson of the United Arab Emirates.

From Los Angeles Times