dying second
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The final moments of an event or period.
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- He scored the winning goal in the dying seconds of the championship match.
- The team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the dying seconds of the game.
- She managed to submit her final essay in the dying seconds before the midnight deadline.
- As the old year faded into its dying seconds, we made a toast to the new one.
- The hero defused the bomb with only the dying seconds left on the timer.
- In the dying seconds of the auction, a surprise bid won the priceless artifact.
- We watched the beautiful sunset, savoring every dying second of daylight.
- The debate was decided in the dying seconds with a powerful closing statement.
- Even with the party in its dying seconds, people were still dancing.
- The legislature passed the controversial bill in the dying seconds of the session.