Meanings
- humorousinformalSynonym of last minute (“close to a deadline”).
We decided all this on Tuesday July 5 (very lastminute.com).
2005, David Harvie, Shut Them Down!, page 2042 more examples
We wish the lander well on its arrival on Mars. However, it was all a bit lastminute.com. Perhaps in future there will be more composite and planned space efforts which will be more exciting […]
2002, The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 381(A further point to bear in mind is that you may not always have someone handy to take the measurements for you, especially if, like me, you are a bit lastminute.com, always making your clothes on the day you actually need them!)
2021, Chinelo Bally, Sew ChineloSynonyms: last minute
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of last minute (“close to a deadline”).
Origin
From lastminute.com, name of an online travel and leisure retailer; see .com (“Internet top-level domain”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
lastminute.com. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lastminute.com
“lastminute.com.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lastminute.com. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lastminute.com,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lastminute.com.
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