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last-minute attempt

[læst ˈmɪnɪt əˈtɛmpt]
nounpl: last-minute attempts
tentativa de última hora
1. An effort or try made at the very last possible moment, often when time is running out or a deadline is imminent
His last-minute attempt to save the project failed because he didn't have enough time.
Sua tentativa de última hora para salvar o projeto fracassou porque ele não tinha tempo suficiente.
2. A desperate or hastily planned effort made when there is little time left
The team made a last-minute attempt to score before the final whistle.
O time fez uma tentativa de última hora para marcar antes do apito final.
NYC Slang
Hail Mary play; buzzer-beater attempt
Synonyms
eleventh-hour attemptdesperate attemptrushed attemptfinal attemptlast-ditch effort
Antonyms
planned attemptearly attemptwell-prepared attemptadvance attempt

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tentativa de última hora
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
tentativa de última hora
Standard usage, sometimes informally 'na hora H'
São Paulo
tentativa de última hora
Standard usage in business and sports contexts
Portugal
tentativa de última hora
Also used as 'esforço de última hora' or 'última tentativa'

Related Idioms & Phrases

eleventh-hour effort
last-ditch attempt
at the eleventh hour
under the wire
na hora H (Brazilian Portuguese)
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