at most

phrase

variants or at the most

: as an extreme limit

took him an hour at most

Examples of at most in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s the industry’s biggest advantage and also its biggest weakness, Ang said, as sellers have to race against time because the fruit’s shelf life is at most two to three days. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

In Riverside County, newborns can be surrendered at most hospitals and fire stations. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

If a stage is a tenth of the path, then even cutting it to zero shortens the path by a tenth at most. — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Bottura, who declines cooking at most food events nowadays, was driving when Gelb called to invite him to Utah and Las Vegas. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at most

• almost
• engrossed
• foremost
• hindmost
• impost
• inmost
• lamppost
• leftmost
• necrosed
• outpost
• pancoast
• rightmost