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单词 the last minute
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the last minute

idiom
thelatestpossibleopportunityfor doing something:
He alwaysleaveshishomeworkuntil the lastminute.他总是把课后作业留到最后一刻做。
At the lastminute, wefoundourtickets.在最后一刻我们找到了门票。
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the last minute
noun[S]
uk
/ˌlɑːst ˈmɪn.ɪt/us
/ˌlæst ˈmɪn.ɪt/
B2
thelatestpossibleopportunityfor doing something:
最后一刻，最后
They only told meatthe lastminutethat they couldn't come.他们直到最后时刻才告诉我他们不能来了。
Why do you alwaysleaveeverythinguntilthe lastminute?你为什么总把事情拖到最后才去做？
More examples
  • Wechangedourplansat the lastminute.
  • At the lastminute, theplaneveeredto theleft.
  • At the lastminute, hesprintedforwardtowintherace.
  • They onlydecidedto come at the lastminute.
  • He always does hisessaysat the lastminute.
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  • late developer
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last-minute
adjective[usually before noun]
uk
/ˌlɑːstˈmɪn.ɪt/us
/ˌlæstˈmɪn.ɪt/
B2
happeningor done at thelatestpossibleopportunityfor doing something:
a last-minutecancellation
Hisattorneyshopedfor a last-minutereprieve.
If youwanttoavoidthe last-minuterush, getyourapplicationin today.
More examples
  • She made a last-minutedashto thebankbefore itclosed.
  • Theirteamscoreda last-minuteequaliser.
  • A last-minuterushofvotersregisteredbefore thedeadline.
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  • be/come/arrive late to the partyidiom
  • behind
  • behindhand
  • belated
  • delayed
  • door
  • eleventh
  • last
  • late
  • late adopter
  • late developer
  • late in the dayidiom
  • latecomer
  • not a moment too soonidiom
  • overdue
  • owl
  • schedule
  • shut/close the stable/barn door after the horse has boltedidiom
  • tardiness
  • wire
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(Definition ofthe last minutefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

the last minute

thelatestpossibleopportunityfor doing something
（做某事的）最后的机会
He alwaysleaveshishomeworkuntil the lastminute.他总是把课后作业留到最后一刻做。
At the lastminute, wefoundourtickets.在最后一刻我们找到了门票。
the last minute
noun[S]
uk
/ˌlɑːst ˈmɪn.ɪt/us
/ˌlæst ˈmɪn.ɪt/
B2
thelatestpossibleopportunityfor doing something
最后一刻，最后
They only told meatthe lastminutethat they couldn't come.他们直到最后时刻才告诉我他们不能来了。
Why do you alwaysleaveeverythinguntilthe lastminute?你为什么总把事情拖到最后才去做？
More examples
  • Wechangedourplansat the lastminute.
  • At the lastminute, theplaneveeredto theleft.
  • At the lastminute, hesprintedforwardtowintherace.
  • They onlydecidedto come at the lastminute.
  • He always does hisessaysat the lastminute.

the last minute| American Dictionary

the last minute

idiom
thelatestpossibleopportunityfor doing something:
He alwaysleaveshishomeworkuntil the lastminute.
At the lastminute, wefoundourtickets.
(Definition ofthe last minutefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofthe last minute

the last minute
That active role produced a series oflast-minutescrambles to provide sufficient funds.
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The inclusion oflast-minuteinformation in such planning also allows for more services to deployed in a more efficient manner.
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In short, news and communications channels ought to be established as part of the astronauts' environment, not aslast-minuteadd-ons.
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One interviewee hoped for alast-minutepromotion to make up for his years of failure at work.
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Whether hislast-minutereflections led to any conclusion, we cannot possibly know.
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In addition to financial exigencies, these editions may reflectlast-minutechanges made after the libretto went to press, perhaps stemming from production problems with sets, costumes, or personnel.
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Another way of looking at it is the necessity to provide car-parking space forlast-minutearrivals.
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He has caused frustration and dismay, and, by alast-minuterepentance, he cannot expect to be forgiven.
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This matter is being rushed through in alast-minutepanic, in a devious and deceitful way.
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On occasions, there would also belast-minuteabsences through sicknesses or other circumstances beyond the control of the individuals concerned.
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The report is very much alast-minuteadjustment to an accounting year that is now nearly four years ago.
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Will you do everything in your power to ensure that suchlast-minutecancellations do not happen again?
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What is offered is a desperate,last-minutereliance on emergency aid with no timetable for delivery.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is true that last year the suddenlast-minuteimports of coal caused grave interference with the imports of iron ore.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thatlast-minutechange tells us that the formula is not dependable and transparent.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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