Definition of last minute
: the moment just before some climactic, decisive, or disastrous event
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At 2-2 in the last minute of play, the Golden Knights took the lead to end perioed up 3-2.
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There were two lead changes, three ties and several clutch shots by LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry in the last minute of the fourth quarter alone.
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The Sixers then threw away the game thrice more, all in the last minute of overtime.
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That would have left Maduro without an opponent but for left-leaning opposition leader Henri Falcon’s last minute decision to break ranks and run on his own.
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According to the school, Tulsa lost five games by seven points or fewer in the last minute of the game, including a pair of three-point losses sealed by game-ending field goals.
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LeBron James goes to the bench in the last minute of the period.
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Coach Tyronn Lue finally pulled James for the first time in the last minute of the third quarter.
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Bush's husband, former president George H.W. Bush, made a last minute decision to greet mourners at the church.
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