"lastminute.com" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From lastminute.com, name of an online travel and leisure retailer; see .com (“Internet top-level domain”). Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} lastminute.com
  1. (informal, humorous) Synonym of last minute (“close to a deadline”) Wikipedia link: lastminute.com Tags: humorous, informal Synonyms: last minute [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lastminute.com-en-adj-m9fkfyJz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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