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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But there’s one last thing Holthouser has to check off his agenda to be able to sleep.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
But the next to last thing New Yorkers need are cops who don’t think the mayor has their backs.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
One last thing to do is use extortion response playbooks (decision guides), assess system, data and regulatory impacts and activate business continuity plans.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
And one last thing, there are amazing men who helped me become less machista.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 20 June 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
But the next to last thing New Yorkers need are cops who don’t think the mayor has their backs.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
One last thing to do is use extortion response playbooks (decision guides), assess system, data and regulatory impacts and activate business continuity plans.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
And one last thing, there are amazing men who helped me become less machista.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 20 June 2025
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“Last thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20thing. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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