last time
noun
1
: the most recent time
The last time I saw him was at his wedding.
2
: the final time
That was the last time I saw him. He died soon after.
I'm telling you this for the last time.
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Six-year-old Becky Kunash was sleeping soundly in bed when her dad checked on her one last time on May 10, 1979.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
As with last time, Carpenter shares the nomination with co-writer Jack Antonoff.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2025
The co-chairs last time around, Chris Keyser and David Goodman, will not be involved this time.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Rustin drilled Selva one last time on complex equations and imperial history.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
As with last time, Carpenter shares the nomination with co-writer Jack Antonoff.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2025
The co-chairs last time around, Chris Keyser and David Goodman, will not be involved this time.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Rustin drilled Selva one last time on complex equations and imperial history.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Last time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20time. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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