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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The period just before a deadline, scheduled event, or other significant or concluding moment.
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- noun idiomatic An arbitrary (non-specific) point in
time , too close to adeadline toreasonably begin a criticaltask . - adjective idiomatic Very close to a deadline.
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- noun the latest possible moment
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skipvia commented on the word last minute
Completed in a hurry in order to meet a deadline.
March 19, 2008