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2 Ways to Say At The Last Minute in Portuguese

2 Ways to Say At The Last Minute in Portuguese

posted on November 24, 2015

2 Ways to Say At The Last Minute in Portuguese

Do you often change your mind at the last minute? I will show you two ways to say At the last minute in Portuguese. You will also learn how to say that something was a last-minute decision or event. Finally, you will learn useful words and expressions from the examples in the lesson. 

At the last minute = No último minuto

Easy, right? This is the literal translation of the English expression. Here are 3 examples so you see how to use it:

  1. João quase perdeu o voo. Ele chegou ao portão de embarque no último minuto. = João almost missed his flight. He got to the boarding gate at the last minute.
  2. Maria sempre muda de ideia no último minuto. = Maria always changes her mind at the last minute.
  3. Não podemos cancelar a reunião no último minuto. = We cannot cancel the meeting at the last minute.

At the last minute = Na última hora

This literally translates to: at the last hour. It means the same as “at the last minute”. You can use one or the other in Portuguese.

  1. Esse restaurante não aceita reservas na última hora. = This restaurant does not accept reservations at the last minute.
  2. Não deixe para comprar os presentes de Natal na última hora! = Don’t wait to buy your Christmas gifts at the last minute.
  3. José desistiu da viagem na última hora. = José gave up on the trip at the last minute.

A last-minute decision = Uma decisão de última hora

To say that it was a last-minute decision (or anything else), you can say: uma decisão de última hora.

  1. Você toma muitas decisões de última hora? = Do you make many last-minute decisions?
  2. Improvisei uma festa de última hora para celebrar o meu aniversário. = I improvised a last-minute party to celebrate my birthday.
  3. Não planejei essa viagem. Agarrei uma oportunidade de última hora. = I did not plan this trip. I grabbed a last-minute opportunity.

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About Luciana Lage

I’m Luciana, founder of Street Smart Brazil. I am so happy to be able to help you in your Portuguese speaking journey! Teaching Portuguese as a foreign language was one of the best things that could have happened in my life. I’ve had the privilege of teaching Portuguese at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of San Francisco. Now I am fully dedicated to the Street Smart Brazil community.

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  1. Amos

    November 29, 2015 at 1:33 am

    Thank you so much,i want to read,write,speak,hearing portugues.you are wonderfully

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      November 30, 2015 at 3:54 pm

      Muito obrigada, Amos 🙂 I recommend booking a Trial Lesson with one of our teachers. There is nothing like one-on-one instruction and practice with a trained professional to get you speaking the language comfortably! https://streetsmartbrazil.com/shop/trial-session/

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