"last-time" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: last time as a modifier. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} last-time (not comparable)
  1. Happening for the last time; doing something for the last time. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-last-time-en-adj-D17yysm~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "last time as a modifier.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1976, Pat Watters, The angry middle-aged man, page 7",
          "text": "It was the possibly-last-time visit, and we really didn't have anything to say to each other beyond the amenities of my asking if she was comfortable and her expressing concern that I looked tired.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996, Pat McNees, Dying: A Book of Comfort, page 105",
          "text": "With the expectation of a few months of life, I'm aware that everything — from the turning of the seasons, to holidays, birthdays, and special occasions, is probably for me, a last-time experience.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Satsvarūpa Dāsa Gosvāmī, Under Dark Stars, page 125",
          "text": "“We have seen that one before so I don't want to sit with you tonight again.” I had intended it as a friendly last-time get-together, but he said, \"I saw Charlie Chaplin and 'The Immigrant' before.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Michael Saag, Positive: One Doctor's Personal Encounters with Death, Life, and the US Healthcare System",
          "text": "\"Ironically, HIV/AIDS can also pull at each of us with the same choke-chain force, reminding us of how precious life is; calling us to experience every moment to its fullest,\" Cyndie wrote. \"It can be scary. It can sometimes feel that some of our life experiences may indeed be last-time experiences...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Happening for the last time; doing something for the last time."
      ],
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    {
      "word": "first-time"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "last time as a modifier.",
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        "English terms with quotations",
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        "en:Time"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1976, Pat Watters, The angry middle-aged man, page 7",
          "text": "It was the possibly-last-time visit, and we really didn't have anything to say to each other beyond the amenities of my asking if she was comfortable and her expressing concern that I looked tired.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996, Pat McNees, Dying: A Book of Comfort, page 105",
          "text": "With the expectation of a few months of life, I'm aware that everything — from the turning of the seasons, to holidays, birthdays, and special occasions, is probably for me, a last-time experience.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Satsvarūpa Dāsa Gosvāmī, Under Dark Stars, page 125",
          "text": "“We have seen that one before so I don't want to sit with you tonight again.” I had intended it as a friendly last-time get-together, but he said, \"I saw Charlie Chaplin and 'The Immigrant' before.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Michael Saag, Positive: One Doctor's Personal Encounters with Death, Life, and the US Healthcare System",
          "text": "\"Ironically, HIV/AIDS can also pull at each of us with the same choke-chain force, reminding us of how precious life is; calling us to experience every moment to its fullest,\" Cyndie wrote. \"It can be scary. It can sometimes feel that some of our life experiences may indeed be last-time experiences...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Happening for the last time; doing something for the last time."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
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  ],
  "word": "last-time"
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