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

Even Redding, which would normally be well into the 90s in early September, will stay in the 70s at most through Sunday. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

All major bank chains will be closed on Labor Day; however, physical ATMs will still be available at most bank locations. — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Someone on the ground would have experienced at most a drizzle. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

While brown anoles can get about 9 inches long at most, Cuban knights can get nearly 20 inches long. — Alex Harris august 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 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