He has several times backed away from agreements at the last moment.

In a special column put in at the last moment he read:

But there is agreement this cannot be left until the last moment.

And then at the last moment I was thirsty; I overdid it.

This is the last moment I will be able to turn back.

That was a medal-winning run right up until the very last moment.

He was tweaking the film right up until the very last moment.

Or perhaps it had twisted just a bit at the last moment.

Leaving things to the last moment appears to be Dr Reilly's hallmark.

Willie said, You were pretty cool, to cancel at the last moment.

But at the last moment, he fanned his wings and veered right.

That was the last moment of my happiness; but I was happy.

I beg of you to make a last moment decision of mercy.

Unseen, at the last moment, it swerves in mid-air into Idomenes' palm.

At the last moment their plans went awry; they send deep regrets.

At that last moment I ordered these books from the Historical Museum.