last thing
idiom
1
: after everything else
Heat the vegetables last thing so that they don't get cold.
2
: very late
I'll be back last thing (on) Monday night.
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Admittedly, that last thing became grating by the end, but still, Meredith and Derek transcend space and time!
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 31 May 2024
Down a larger glass first thing in the morning and last thing at night to bookend your hydration efforts.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
But just in case DiCaprio is reading this, Nyong’o had one last thing to say.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Beware of 'screen pressure' One last thing to watch out for?
—Stacey Vanek Smith, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 31 May 2024
Down a larger glass first thing in the morning and last thing at night to bookend your hydration efforts.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
But just in case DiCaprio is reading this, Nyong’o had one last thing to say.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Beware of 'screen pressure' One last thing to watch out for?
—Stacey Vanek Smith, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for last thing
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“Last thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20thing. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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