Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: at the last minute

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Usage examples:

A Los Angeles jury found that she had breached an agreement with Main Line Pictures to star in (the same role that also backed out of at the last minute).

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/myanmercado/celebrities-who-filed-bankruptcy

And people barge in and rush at the last minute…we are going to miss our flight and forge ahead,” said Harish Tyagi on Twitter.

Source: https://www.mangalorean.com/delhi-airport-witnesses-chaos-passengers-complain-about-long-waiting-hours/

As I got older and started playing at higher levels, everybody I knew was a Leafs fan, so I eventually gave in. I think, after Saturday night, even my dad might have to convert—the Leafs got my parents tickets at the last minute, which was classy of them.

Source: https://torontolife.com/city/i-didnt-have-enough-time-to-be-anxious-u-of-t-goalie-jett-alexander-on-his-surprise-nhl-debut/

As Shoya Ishida contemplates taking his life, he changes his mind at the last minute when he recalls his elementary school days and the events that led him to the dire situation.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/best-anime-movies-amazon-prime/

A third episode was filmed – not staged – during lockdown was delayed: Jo Martin had to withdraw from the production because of illness, replaced at the last minute by Sharon Duncan-Brewster.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/oct/15/the-week-in-theatre-death-of-england-closing-time-sunset-boulevard-review

Barry Ogden, among others, said seeing a third-party come out of nowhere at the last minute was "discouraging."

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/main-street-viaduct-saint-john-project-1.6844520?cmp=rss

Be careful of opting for a disreputable firm who might let you down at the last minute because they appear 'cheaper', as the consequential cost of a bad move can be disastrous.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-12089311/Removal-prices-rocketed-three-years-rising.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Bond is sent at the last minute to thwart an attempt to disrupt the coronation by the wealthy, eccentric and self-styled Athelstan of Wessex, who is on a deadly mission of his own to teach the United Kingdom a lesson.

Source: https://www.ghanamma.com/2023/03/31/new-james-bond-story-on-his-majestys-secret-service-commissioned-to-celebrate-king-charles-coronation/

But by ordering another walkout at a G.M. plant this past weekend, the union is again using its new playbook of increasing pressure at the last minute to make sure it gets, in the words of Shawn Fein, its president, “every penny possible.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/business/dealbook/biden-ai-regulation-britain.html

But her carefully laid plans ground to a halt at the last minute when her Medicare Advantage insurer, Aetna, denied approval for the routine, vision-saving surgery most older adults need at some point.

Source: https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2023/04/04/doctors-worry-about-accidents-as-georgia-seniors-face-delays-getting-routine-cataract-surgeries/

But his courage failed him at the last minute.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/terrifying-home-invasion-stories

COMPETITION from buyers was fierce at the auction of a double-level home at Whitebridge on Saturday, with a couple from Sydney swooping in at the last minute to secure the property.

Source: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8161023/under-the-hammer-sydney-buyer-snaps-up-whitebridge-home-at-rollercoaster-auction/?src=rss

Deppen regains control and looked for a move off the top but Andretti catches him with a quick superplex and roll through into a deadlift suplex and pinfall attempt but somehow Deppen kicks out just at the last minute.

Source: https://411mania.com/wrestling/cazers-aew-dark-review-2-28-23/

First, the movie opened in key international markets two weeks prior to its stateside release, which, if you’d remember, was pushed by a couple of weeks at the last minute.

Source: https://collider.com/gran-turismo-global-box-office-53-million/

He also requested an early dinner to be served at 4:00 p.m. Whether he had his suspicions or not, or it just being criminal instincts, it was a trademark of Dillinger to keep ahead of the law by changing his plans at the last minute.

Source: http://putnamsentinel.com/Content/News/Local-News/Article/Historical-Connections-/1/1/34001

He recently took a flight that took off from the UK, and he had to get this flight at the last minute because of a family emergency.

Source: https://www.chipchick.com/2023/12/he-sat-next-to-a-content-creator-on-a-flight-and-she-wouldnt-stop-recording-him-even-while-he-slept.html

Home and Away spoilers: Felicity cancels her wedding at the last minute?

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/26/home-and-away-spoilers-felicity-cancels-her-wedding-at-last-minute-18342563/

However, at the last minute it seems that government ministers intervened in the decision to say that if a local authority had been awarded anything from the first round, no bids could be awarded funding in this round.

Source: https://www-tmp.thenational.scot/politics/23282646.uk-government-proved-doesnt-give-damn-levelling-up/?ref=rss

However, either Big Ed or Liz might have backed out of the wedding at the last minute since there was no more proof posted about the marriage, and there were no leaked photos online.

Source: https://screenrant.com/90-day-fiance-big-ed-everything-bumble-profile-reveals/

However, the signal from the lander cut out at the last minute.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.in/space-private-japanese-lander-loses-communication-during-touchdown-moon-858533