the last minute

the last possible opportunity for doing something He always waits until the last minute to shop for presents.

Usage notes: used with until or till, as in the example, or with at: At the last minute, we found our tickets.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lea	LE-ah (German, Finnish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian
Cristal	KRIS-təl	English
Kwame	-	Western African, Akan
Preston	['prestən]
Biel	-	Catalan
Aaminah	-	Arabic