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
Aaliyah	ə-LEE-ə (English)	Arabic, English (Modern)
BjÖRn	BYUURN (Swedish, German), PYUURN (Icelandic)	Swedish, Icelandic, German, Ancient Scandinavian
Branislava	-	Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Slovene
Lynette	li-NET	English
WŁOdek	VWAW-dek	Polish
He	-	Chinese