"at the last minute" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Rhymes: -ɪnɪt Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=at the last minute}} at the last minute, {{en-prep phrase|head=at the last minute}} at the last minute
  1. (idiomatic) Very close to a deadline or potential crucial event. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: at the last moment Translations (very close to a deadline): de dernière minute (French), à la dernière minute (French), au dernier moment (French), in letzter Minute (German), w ostatniej chwili (Polish), em cima da hora (Portuguese), no último instante (Portuguese), ao apagar das luzes (Portuguese), în ultimul moment (Romanian), a última hora (Spanish), en el último momento (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-at_the_last_minute-en-prep_phrase-CjzcF9-z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "very close to a deadline",
          "word": "de dernière minute"
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          "sense": "very close to a deadline",
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          "sense": "very close to a deadline",
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          "sense": "very close to a deadline",
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          "sense": "very close to a deadline",
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          "sense": "very close to a deadline",
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          "sense": "very close to a deadline",
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          "sense": "very close to a deadline",
          "word": "a última hora"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "very close to a deadline",
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      "sense": "very close to a deadline",
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      "sense": "very close to a deadline",
      "word": "a última hora"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "very close to a deadline",
      "word": "en el último momento"
    }
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