last minute save
Barely-in-time intervention
A last minute save is an intervention that prevents disaster just before time runs out.
The phrase comes from sports—a goalkeeper blocking a shot in the final seconds—but applies broadly to any narrow rescue: A last minute save from IT recovered the corrupted files.
The emphasis is on both the lateness and the relief.
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- rescueSave from harm
- heroicExceptionally brave and noble
- buzzer-beaterScore at the horn
- desperateDriven by urgent need
goal · goal line stand · overtime · extra time · dramatic · comeback · down to the wire · nick-of-time · photo finish · brink · edge · narrow · skin of teeth · escape · goalkeeper · diving · catch · interception
- plot twistsplot twist, twist ending, surprise ending, unexpected turn, final reveal
- Rescue Storyhero, rescue, escape, danger, peril
- close callsclose call, near miss, narrow escape, close shave, nick of time
- time pressurerush, against the clock, rushed, clock is ticking, urgency
last minute saveforesight
Ability to anticipate futures
early intervention · preventive action · long-term planning · precautionary measures · forward thinking
last minute savesnatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Losing when winning seemed guaranteed
choking · tragic ending · blowing it · too little too late · missed opportunity
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