Thesaurus results for LAST MINUTES

last minutes

noun

plural of last minute

as in crises

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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Noun

When the previous coalition came to power in 2025, Bolojan was sworn in with the aim of ending one of Romania’s worst political crises in its post-Communist history and reducing a massive budget deficit.

— Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The report concludes that resilience must become a core strategic priority rather than a reactive response to crises.

— Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of crises

Noun

Lewbel says that, by the end of 2026, the company's law enforcement customers will be required to use case codes for searches, with exceptions for emergencies, and a tool that flags unusual searches for agency administrators.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
The school system has added staff in support of this approach, while simultaneously banning school police officers from campus except in emergencies and sharply reducing the size of the school police force.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of emergencies

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Ten years later, that belief remains the same, but the possibilities around those stories have become much bigger.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
One consideration is opening additional stores, Cenci said, citing Miami, residential areas beyond downtown Rome, Spain, and the Middle East, if conflicts there end, as possibilities.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of possibilities

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The Mannings’ mission climaxes with Rudd and Hathaway coaching them out of the building before Goodell and his security staff catch them.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
As the drama with Salt Lake City climaxes, the rest of the Girls Trip women start to wonder if there’s more to the story than Lisa let on.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of climaxes

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Before approaching investors, management should understand exactly how much capital the business needs, what it will be used for, when it will be needed and what milestones that capital is expected to produce.

— Loran Armstrong, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
These trials will generate data needed to advance the program toward live-fire milestones.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of milestones

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