last-time
See also: last time
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]last time as a modifier.
Adjective
[edit]last-time (not comparable)
- Happening for the last time; doing something for the last time.
- 1976, Pat Watters, The angry middle-aged man, page 7:
- It was the possibly-last-time visit, and we really didn't have anything to say to each other beyond the amenities of my asking if she was comfortable and her expressing concern that I looked tired.
- 1996, Pat McNees, Dying: A Book of Comfort, →ISBN, page 105:
- With the expectation of a few months of life, I'm aware that everything — from the turning of the seasons, to holidays, birthdays, and special occasions, is probably for me, a last-time experience.
- 2008, Satsvarūpa Dāsa Gosvāmī, Under Dark Stars, →ISBN, page 125:
- “We have seen that one before so I don't want to sit with you tonight again.” I had intended it as a friendly last-time get-together, but he said, "I saw Charlie Chaplin and 'The Immigrant' before."
- 2014, Michael Saag, Positive: One Doctor's Personal Encounters with Death, Life, and the US Healthcare System, →ISBN:
- "Ironically, HIV/AIDS can also pull at each of us with the same choke-chain force, reminding us of how precious life is; calling us to experience every moment to its fullest," Cyndie wrote. "It can be scary. It can sometimes feel that some of our life experiences may indeed be last-time experiences...