I finished my essay at the last minute.
last minute
idiomAn arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.
They booked their flights at the last minute and paid twice the normal price.
The proposal, thrown together at the last minute by exhausted interns, was full of errors that any careful review would have caught.
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breathe one's last
To die.
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cobbler, keep to your last
One should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.
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dead last
Finishing in last place in a competition or ranking, often by a considerable margin to the next to last place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.
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draw one's last breath
To die.
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every last
every; without exception (used for emphasis).
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fall at the last hurdle
To fail near the end of an activity, a project, etc.
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first and last
A person's combined given name and surname.
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have seen one's last gum tree
Of a person, on the edge of death.