Meanings
adjectivelast-gasp (not comparable)
- colloquialnot comparableHappening at the very end of an event.
Then, as the Sunderland fans' cheers bellowed around the stadium, United's title bid was over when it became apparent City had pinched a last-gasp winner to seal their first title in 44 years.
2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport
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Origin
From the figurative attributive usage of last gasp.
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last-gasp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last-gasp
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