THE LAST MINUTE / MOMENT

Meaning of THE LAST MINUTE / MOMENT in English

the latest possible time before an important event :

They changed the plans at the last minute.

Don't leave your decision to the last moment.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

MINUTE — adj minute (1. diminutive; 2. as in a minute investigation)
Interlingua English vocab
MINUTE — I. min·ute ˈminə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOMENT — ˈmōmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin momentum movement, motion, moment, influence, from earlier …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MINUTE — ( a. ) Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOMENT — /moh"meuhnt/ , n. 1. an indefinitely short period of time; instant: I'll be with you in a moment. 2. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MINUTE — minute 1 /min"it/ , n. , v. , minuted, minuting , adj. n. 1. the sixtieth part ( 1 / …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST — last 1 /last, lahst/ , adj. a superl. of late with later as compar. 1. occurring or coming after all …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MINUTE — adj. of a minute or minutes; occurring in a minute; instant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LAST — I. ˈlast verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lǣstan to last, follow; akin to Old English lāst footprint Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOMENT — noun impulsive power; force; momentum. 2. moment ·noun an infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement. 3. …
Webster English vocab
MINUTE — noun a coin; a half farthing. 2. minute ·noun a point of time; a moment. 3. minute ·noun a nautical …
Webster English vocab
LAST — adj in conclusion; finally. 2. last ·noun the burden of a ship; a cargo. 3. last ·adj supreme; highest in …
Webster English vocab
LAST — [last] vb [ME, fr. OE laestan to last, follow; akin to OE last footprint] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to continue …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MINUTE — in timekeeping, 60 seconds, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINUTE — I min|ute noun, verb BrE AmE ˈmɪn |ɪt § -ət AmE -|ət ▷ min|uted ɪt ɪd § ət-, -əd AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAST — last, Last BrE AmE lɑːst § læst AmE læst ▷ lasted ˈlɑːst ɪd § ˈlæst-, -əd AmE ˈlæst əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MINUTE — I . *min·ute / ˈmɪnɪt; NAmE / noun , verb —see also minute (II) ■ noun PART OF HOUR 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST — I . *last / lɑːst; NAmE læst/ determiner , adverb , noun , verb —see also last (II) ■ determiner …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOMENT — / ˈməʊmənt; NAmE ˈmoʊ-/ noun 1. a very short period of time : Could you wait a moment , please? …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOMENT — mo ‧ ment S1 W1 /ˈməʊmənt $ ˈmoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ moment , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MINUTE — I. min ‧ ute 1 S1 W1 /ˈmɪnət, ˈmɪnɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAST — I. last 1 S1 W1 /lɑːst $ læst/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective 1 . most recent or nearest to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOMENT — n. 1 a very brief portion of time; an instant. 2 a short period of time (wait a moment) (see …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MINUTE — n. & v. --n. 1 the sixtieth part of an hour. 2 a distance covered in one minute (twenty minutes …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAST — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOMENT — n. 1 a very brief portion of time; an instant. 2 a short period of time (wait a moment) (see …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MINUTE — n. & v. n. 1 the sixtieth part of an hour. 2 a distance covered in one minute (twenty minutes …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAST — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOMENT — n.1 a very brief portion of time; an instant. 2 a short period of time (wait a moment) (see also …
Oxford English vocab
MINUTE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the sixtieth part of an hour. 2 a distance covered in one minute (twenty …
Oxford English vocab
LAST — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most …
Oxford English vocab
MINUTE — I. NOUN AND VERB USES /mɪnɪt/ ( minutes, minuting, minuted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOMENT — ( moments) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST — ( lasts, lasting, lasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief moment ▪ The old lady’s gaze rested on her for a brief moment. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MINUTE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 5 minutes/an hour/20 years etc ago ▪ Her husband died 14 years ago. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a final/last attempt ▪ They made one final attempt to make their marriage work. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAST — Synonyms and related words : Z, abide, advance, aforegoing, after, aftermost, apodosis, at last, at length, at long last, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Slang English vocab
MINUTE — I. noun 1 one sixtieth of an hour ADJECTIVE ▪ closing , final , opening ▪ He scored in the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOMENT — • ↑ a minute/a moment • ↑ an inopportune moment/time • ↑ an opportune moment/time • ↑ any minute/moment/time now …
Longman Activator English vocab
MINUTE — See ↑ SMALL 2,3,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a minute/a moment • ↑ a minute/second ago • ↑ any minute/moment/time now …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — See ↑ BEFORE 4, ↑ CONTINUE 2, ↑ ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH 1, ↑ LAST 1,5,6,7, ↑ REMAIN 2, ↑ SURVIVE 1 …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — INDEX: coming at the end 1. coming at the end after all others 2. to be the last one in …
Longman Activator English vocab
MINUTE — n. 25B6; adjective minute particles : TINY, minuscule, microscopic, very small, little, micro, diminutive, miniature, baby, toy, dwarf, pygmy, Lilliputian; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MINUTE — n. 25B6; noun it'll only take a minute : MOMENT, short time, little while, second, bit, instant; informal sec, jiffy; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST — n. 25B6; adjective the last woman in the queue : REARMOST, hindmost, endmost, at the end, at the back, furthest …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MINUTE — n. 1 instant, second, split second, flash, moment, before you can say 'Jack Robinson', blink or wink or twinkling of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Словарь английских идиом
MOMENT — noun 1 BAD : In that moment the door opened. GOOD : At that moment the door opened. ◆◆◆ in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
MINUTE — noun 1 BAD : The train arrived at exactly twelve past three. GOOD : The train arrived at exactly twelve …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LAST — I noun BAD : First we listened to the tape, then we answered some questions, and at last we wrote …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
MOMENT — сущ. 1) а) миг, минута, момент, мгновение короткий период времени for a moment ≈ на одну минуту in a rash …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MINUTE — I 1. сущ. 1) минута а) (о времени) 1/60 часть часа б) астр., мат. 1/60 часть градуса 2) короткое расстояние …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAST — I 1. прил. 1) превосх. от late 1. 2) а) последний to come in last ≈ приходить последним (на скачках) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOMENT — moment.ogg ʹməʋmənt n 1. момент, миг, мгновение, минута wait a moment!, just a moment! - погоди!, один момент!, сейчас! the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MINUTE — minute.ogg _I 1. ʹmınıt n 1. минута it is ten minutes to three - (сейчас) без десяти три it is …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAST — last.ogg _I 1. lɑ:st n 1. 1> последний, последнее the last of the Stuart Kings - последний король из династии …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOMENT — момент to take moment about point — определять момент относительно точки; to take bending moment — воспринимать изгибающий момент; работать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MOMENT — момент to take moment about point — определять момент относительно точки; to take bending moment — воспринимать изгибающий момент; работать на изгиб moment …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
MOMENT — 1) мгновение 2) мгновенный 3) момент 4) моментный • area moment method — метод моментных площадей cantilever bending moment — изгибающий момент в консоли centrifugal couple moment …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MINUTE — 1) важный 2) детальный 3) мелкий 4) минута 5) минутный 6) незначительный 7) скрупулезный 8) ультрамалый • minute flow rate — минутный расход minute wheel pinion — триб вексельного колеса volume …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LAST — 1) длиться 2) крайний 3) последний 4) продолжаться 5) прошлый 6) сохраняться • in the last analysis — в конце концов last quarter of the moon — последняя …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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