last minute

noun

Definition of last minutenext
as in crisis
the last possible time when something can be done You shouldn't wait until the last minute before planning your retirement. They were making changes to the show right up to the last minute.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for last minute
  1. crisis
  2. emergency
  3. extremity
  4. possibility
  5. climax
  6. eleventh hour
  7. milestone
  8. zero hour
Noun
  • Unlike wealthy nations with the reserves and infrastructure to buffer the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, import-dependent economies are more vulnerable to immediate, cascading supply chain shocks.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Also in development at Netflix is a drama starring Lizzy Caplan as a crisis PR expert, which is also based on a New York Magazine article.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of crisis
Noun
  • Office of Civil Defense deputy administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said about 11,000 villagers moved to 77 emergency shelters mostly in southern Philippine provinces in recent days due to the stormy weather.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Two years later, a fall resulted in an emergency brain surgery that left her legally blind.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Definition of emergency
Noun
  • These shorts deliberately restrict blood flow from the lower extremities, causing veins to bulge as blood pools.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • The neat critical narrative is that MUSIC’s untouchable extremity knocked rage unconscious, both with its glass-shattering production and zeitgeist-engulfing sprawl.
    — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
Definition of extremity
Noun
  • The possibility of disruptions to oil flows via the Strait of Hormuz, however, might not entirely be discounted, which could complicate energy supply calculus.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Efraín Juárez, then the coach of Pumas, was asked about the possibility of his team ending a long title drought.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of possibility
Noun
  • Then, as the frenzied funeral events reached their climax, US bombs and missiles struck across the country in retaliation at Iranian strikes on civilian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Such frustration is understandable, given the collective hopes for a spectacular sporting climax were dashed.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of climax
Noun
  • Honda was planning on building its new Zero Series family of EVs in Ohio before pulling the plug on the program at the eleventh hour.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 June 2026
  • And the work starts now, not at the eleventh hour.
    — Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of eleventh hour
Noun
  • The Star-Telegram service team covered a range of stories last week, from filming updates on major TV productions to weather milestones and changes on the local bar scene.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
  • From a century-old City Hall closing for repairs to a downtown bridge project well behind schedule, several major South Florida development projects are hitting key milestones this year.
    — Jessica Lipscomb, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of milestone
Noun
  • Nevertheless, this is an improvement on the zero hours that (many) men were doing 50 years ago.
    — Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The King video marked the zero hour for new forms of activism using cameras.
    — Will Potter July 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
Definition of zero hour
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