"at a push" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at a push, {{en-PP}} at a push
  1. not later than, at the latest Translations (not later than): au plus tard (French), na siłę (Polish), apurando (Spanish)

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