Meanings
- not comparableHappening for the last time; doing something for the last time.
It was the possibly-last-time visit, and we really didn't have anything to say to each other beyond the amenities of my asking if she was comfortable and her expressing concern that I looked tired.
1976, Pat Watters, The angry middle-aged man, page 73 more examples
With the expectation of a few months of life, I'm aware that everything — from the turning of the seasons, to holidays, birthdays, and special occasions, is probably for me, a last-time experience.
1996, Pat McNees, Dying: A Book of Comfort, →ISBN, page 105“We have seen that one before so I don't want to sit with you tonight again.” I had intended it as a friendly last-time get-together, but he said, "I saw Charlie Chaplin and 'The Immigrant' before."
2008, Satsvarūpa Dāsa Gosvāmī, Under Dark Stars, →ISBN, page 125"Ironically, HIV/AIDS can also pull at each of us with the same choke-chain force, reminding us of how precious life is; calling us to experience every moment to its fullest," Cyndie wrote. "It can be scary. It can sometimes feel that some of our life experiences may indeed be last-time experiences...
2014, Michael Saag, Positive: One Doctor's Personal Encounters with Death, Life, and the US Healthcare System, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
last time as a modifier.
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