last minute

Definitions

1. 1

   An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a…

   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.
2. 2

   Very close to a deadline.

   • That last minute revision really paid off in the exam!
   • “In ten years, this is the most last-minute holiday season that we have ever seen,” a Citigroup analyst, Deborah Weinswig, tells ABC News.
   • “It can be exhilarating but it can be boring, too,” he said. “I preferred it when it was more last minute, when the adrenaline kicked in.”

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