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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Jackson's casket was then brought to his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina Capitol on Monday.
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
While upbeat about the new bookstore, which has a children’s section and a coffee bar, Spearman acknowledged his last time in the business didn’t end well.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Their last time doing so was 2006-07 and 2007-08.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Grant Nelson, a 10-day contract signee who provided an instant spark off the bench in his last time out, played just three minutes against Miami.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
While upbeat about the new bookstore, which has a children’s section and a coffee bar, Spearman acknowledged his last time in the business didn’t end well.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Their last time doing so was 2006-07 and 2007-08.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Grant Nelson, a 10-day contract signee who provided an instant spark off the bench in his last time out, played just three minutes against Miami.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Last time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20time. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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