Related Words for last minute

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WordSyllablesCategories
last resort
/x/
Phrase, Noun
almost
/x
Adverb
one of those things
////
Phrase, Noun
loose ends
//
Phrase, Noun
random
/x
Noun
near miss
//
Phrase, Noun
desperate
/x
Adjective
early days
/x/
Phrase, Noun
outside chance
///
Phrase, Noun
marginal
/xx
Adjective
long shot
//
Phrase, Noun
lame duck
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
short shrift
//
Phrase, Noun
dead duck
//
Phrase, Noun
dead end
//
Phrase, Noun
bottleneck
/xx
Noun
earthly
/x
Adjective
precipitation
xxx/x
Noun
loser
/x
Noun
makeshift
/x
Adjective
middle of nowhere
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
desperation
xx/x
Noun
exact science
x//x
Phrase, Noun
waste of time
///
Phrase, Noun
damn
/
Adjective
button
/x
Noun
bitter end
/x/
Phrase, Noun
disaster waiting to happen
x/x/x//x
Phrase, Noun
something or other
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
straw
/
Noun
impending
x/x
Adjective
narrow escape
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
long odds
//
Phrase, Noun
haphazard
x/x
Adjective
abortive
x/x
Adjective
minor miracle
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
missing link
/x/
Phrase, Noun
dead loss
//
Phrase, Noun
lost cause
//
Phrase, Noun
project
/x
Noun
false alarm
/x/
Phrase, Noun
no more
//
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun
inconvenient
xx/x
Adjective
thing
/
Noun
unprepared
xx/
Adjective
blind alley
//x
Phrase, Noun
tough luck
//
Phrase, Noun
unknown quantity
x//xx
Phrase, Noun
red tape
//
Phrase, Noun
inadequate
x/xx
Adjective
clumsy
/x
Adjective
unpredictable
xx/xx
Adjective
unfinished business
x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
red light
//
Phrase, Noun
debacle
x/x
Noun
inconsequential
xxx/x
Adjective
unknown
x/
Adjective
bad news
//
Phrase, Noun
dead cert
/x
Phrase, Noun
shoddy
/x
Adjective
death
/
Noun
closed book
//
Phrase, Noun
awkward
/x
Adjective
wrong number
//x
Phrase, Noun
stumbling block
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
scant
/
Adjective
stalemate
/x
Noun
ne plus ultra
///x
Phrase, Noun
unexpected
xx/x
Adjective
idiocy
/xxx
Noun
inchoate
//
Adjective
default
x/
Noun
loose cannon
//x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
honorable mention
/xxx/x
Name, Name
fiasco
x/x
Noun
inefficient
xx/x
Adjective
fatigue
x/
Noun
vague
/
Adjective
impulsive
x/x
Adjective
whimsy
/x
Noun
abrupt
x/
Adjective
slippery slope
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
slouch
/
Noun
scrub
/
Noun
unreachable
x/xx
Adjective
bargain basement
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
casualty
/xxx
Noun
extreme
x/
Adjective
bad hair day
///
Phrase, Noun
moribund
/xx
Noun
slow lane
//
Phrase, Noun
premature
xx/
Adjective
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
accurate
/xx
Adjective
acre
/x
Noun
again
x/
Adverb
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
alphabet
/xx
Noun, Verb
ama
/x
Name
another
x/x
Name
appellant
x/x
Noun, Adjective
applicant
/xx
Noun
approval
x/x
Noun
assignee
x//
Noun
atomic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
before
x/
Adverb
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
board
/
Noun, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
briefest
/x
Adjective
burden
/x
Noun, Verb
bushel
/x
Noun, Verb
buzz
/
Noun, Verb
bygone
/x
Adjective, Noun
careful
/x
Adjective
carrier
/xx
Noun
centimeter
/xxx
Noun
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
claimant
/x
Noun
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
climax
/x
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
coffee
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
coming
/x
Noun, Adjective
commence
x/
Verb
commission
x/x
Noun, Verb
committee
x/x
Noun
company
/xx
Noun, Verb
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
complainant
x/x
Noun
conclude
x/
Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
convention
x/x
Noun
countdown
/x
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
creditor
/xx
Noun
culmination
xx/x
Noun
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
day
/
Noun, Verb
debtor
/x
Noun
definitive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
deliberation
xxx/x
Noun
delicate
/xx
Adjective, Noun
department
x/x
Noun
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
development
x/xx
Noun
dozen
/x
Noun
drag out
//
Phrase, Verb
duration
//x
Noun
dying
/x
Adjective, Noun
earlier
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
elapsed
x/
Adjective
eleventh
x/x
Adjective, Noun
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
employee
x/x
Noun
employer
x/x
Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
endure
x/
Verb
eventful
x/x
Adjective
eventual
x/xx
Adjective
eventually
x/xxx
Adverb
exact
x/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
family
/xx
Noun, Adjective
fateful
/x
Adjective
few
/
Noun
fifth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fin
/
Noun, Verb
final
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
finale
x/x
Noun
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
finis
/x
Noun
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
flash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
foregoing
x/x
Adjective
forever
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
former
/x
Adjective, Noun
fourth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
gale
/
Noun, Verb
gallon
/x
Noun
geological
xx/xx
Adjective
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
government
/xx
Noun
grantor
/x
Noun
hairs
/
Noun
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
harsh
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
he
/
Noun, Adjective
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hold out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
hour
/x
Noun
imprecise
/xx
Adjective
in conclusion
xx/x
Phrase, Adverb
inaccurate
x/xx
Adjective
inch
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
infinitesimal
xxx/xx
Adjective, Noun
insignificant
xx/xx
Adjective
insist
x/
Verb
instant
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
interlayer
/xxx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
intermediate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
is
/
Verb, Noun
it
/
Noun, Adjective
jiffy
/x
Noun
juncture
/x
Noun
lasted
/x
Verb
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
lately
/x
Adverb
latter
/x
Adjective
latterly
/xx
Adverb
length
/
Noun, Verb
let
/
Verb, Noun
licensor
/xx
Noun
lie
/
Verb, Noun
lilacs
/x
Noun
limited
/xx
Adjective, Noun
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
live on
//
Phrase, Verb
live out
//
Phrase, Verb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
lowercase
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mac
/
Name
max
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
meantime
/x
Noun, Adverb
meditation
xx/x
Noun
microscopic
xx/x
Adjective
microscopical
xx/xx
Adjective
mike
/
Name, Verb
mile
/
Noun
millimeter
/xxx
Noun
min
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
minimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
miniscule
/xx
Adjective
minuscule
/xx
Adjective, Noun
minute of arc
/x//
Phrase, Noun
modern
/x
Adjective, Noun
moment
/x
Noun
month
/
Noun
more
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
name
/
Noun, Verb
narrow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
net
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
new
/
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
new york minute
///x
Name, Name
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun