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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The very last thing the world needs is another conspiracy theory, but hoo-boy, Chiefs fans could concoct one about ESPN’s broadcasters. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025 And then, suddenly, that last thing got fixed. Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 One last thing to note: the sheer passion of the Canadiens fan base as the only team to garner over 1,000 survey responses. Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025 But there’s one last thing Holthouser has to check off his agenda to be able to sleep. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025 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 16 Oct. 2025.

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