last thing

adverb

late in the day

Meanings

adverblast thing (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparablelate in the day

    Denis Daviss agrees that practice session timing had a lot to do with it; this was a particular issue at Monaco due to the fact that the circuit was on public roads, so sessions were held first thing in the morning and last thing at night

    2010, Michael Oliver, Tales from the Toolbox
Cite this entry
APA

last thing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20thing

MLA

“last thing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20thing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “last thing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20thing.

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