last-minute

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last-minute

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Just before it is too late; in the nick of time. He's a last-minute replacement. After today, they'd have had to play with the original roster.
Done or occurring at the latest possible time before an event. Instead, travellers are directed to the respective assembly points; this facilitates any last-minute changes in platform arrangements and also frustrates any would-be queue-jumpers.

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@misc{last_minute_2026,
  title = {last-minute},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/last-minute},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}