Thesaurus results for LAST MINUTE

last minute

noun

Definition of last minute

as in crisis

the last possible time when something can be done You shouldn't wait until the last minute before planning your retirement. They were making changes to the show right up to the last minute.

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Noun

Advertisement The protests are also occurring amid a wider crisis of political confidence in the country.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The agency, created in 1974 in the wake of the Arab oil embargo, is tasked with maintaining energy security by deploying oil stockpiles in response to crises like the wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of crisis

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An emergency program was followed by an initial slowdown in new cases after almost 20 million children received a vaccination in April and May.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
In Indiana, emergency-response professionals helped expand Stop the Bleed training in schools, and the state’s Secured School Safety Grant program now offers funding for school bleeding-control programs and kits.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of emergency

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More than a splash of color Perhaps the more interesting possibility lies beyond multi-color printing altogether.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Major cringe, on the other hand, navigates the aesthetic affect critically and formally to induce it—viscerally exploiting its possibilities.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of possibility

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The climax of Lukas Moodysson’s A Hole in My Heart (2004), where Geko vomits into Tess’s open mouth?

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Few scenes articulate that difference in social standing better than the ball that takes place at the climax of the film.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of climax

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In the past, Palestinian leaders have postponed elections at the eleventh hour, citing challenges including campaigning and voting in East Jerusalem.

— Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Civil litigation can drag on for years, frequently ending in settlements reached at the eleventh hour, just before a trial begins.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of eleventh hour

Noun

Other manufacturers have reported hourly production targets, weekly output figures, and cumulative production milestones.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
This is a milestone season for Abbott Elementary, which will hit its 100th episode around the fall finale.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

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