last-gasp

/lˈastɡˈasp/

/lˈæstɡˈæsp/

[adjective]

last-gasp

[ADJECTIVE]

carried out or achieved at the very last moment

Examples

1. This post red-giant phase of Earth's existence will not be some brief last-gasp epoch of life, it’s one as long as what we’ve already had.

2. One play later trying the same thing along the left sideline the fourth down last-gasp had even less of a chance.

3. -And it really is a last-gasp effort.

4. On their last-gasp drive, Stanford faced a fourth-and-20 before a young wide receiver by the name of Richard Sherman miraculously kept their hopes alive.