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- [last, lahst min-it]
- /læst, lɑst ˈmɪn ɪt/
- /lɑːst ˈmɪnɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [last, lahst min-it]
- /læst, lɑst ˈmɪn ɪt/
Definitions of last-minute word
- noun last-minute the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken. 1
- adjective last-minute hurried, almost too late 1
- phrase last-minute A last-minute action is one that is done at the latest time possible. 0
- noun last-minute given or done at the latest possible time 0
- adjective last-minute Just before too late, in the nick of time. 0
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Origin of last-minute
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20
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Parts of speech for Last-minute
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
last-minute popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for last-minute
noun last-minute
- high time — the appropriate time or past the appropriate time: It's high time he got out of bed.
- under the wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- nick of time — moment before sth is too late
adj last-minute
- concluding — final
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- ultimate — last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series: the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats.
- latter — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lag — netlag
Antonyms for last-minute
adj last-minute
- continuing — not ended; ongoing
- inconclusive — not conclusive; not resolving fully all doubts or questions: inconclusive evidence.
- interim — an intervening time; interval; meantime: School doesn't start till September, but he's taking a Spanish class in the interim.
- introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- persistent — persistence
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