Tom came just in the nick of time.

He went to the store at the last minute, just before it closed.

As soon as I can't find anybody else to air out, I leave the scene immediately.

The day ended tragically for those who committed the typical mistakes that people make in a fire in a panic, they jumped from great heights, and they ran without thinking in every direction, except farther from the flames.

In 1529, a war between the two sides was averted at the last moment.

In his protracted moment of death, Yasir Arafat performed his last act of duty to the Palestinian cause to which he devoted his entire life.

I suspect there are some people out there sitting, kind of asking tormented questions, almost, about, well, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait a minute, there's something wrong with mankind interfering in nature in this way.

We didn't need them in order to terrorise others, and they didn't need our permission to come through our closed airports.

To avoid last minute difficulties, all Governments are requested to ensure the proper accreditation of their delegations.

Mr. Aisi (Papua New Guinea) I wish to thank you, Madam President, for allowing me to speak at the last minute.

It is a fact, though, that due to last minute and inevitable time constraints, the Conference ended up with only one short session devoted to development.

Hold on.

But, while we have seen financial panics since then, there have been no real shortages or productive breakdowns.

In a single instant of unfathomable fury, his moment of glory was transformed into one of madness and a curse.

It was a moment of truth, a cleansing from within of the brutality of Stalinism.

A Czech Moment

Wait a moment.

Wait just a moment.

Hey! Wait!

Haiti s Moment

Sarkozy s Moment

The Hamas Moment

If Barack Obama s administration plays its hand well, the result will be a last minute extension of the debt ceiling with no significant concessions.

Just a moment, please.

Wait for me, wait a second!

Just a moment, please!

Wait, what is this?

Have you got a moment?

But wait a minute.

France s Fourth Moment

And, playing, I realized that the maneuverability of this was really amazing, and I could avoid an obstacle at the very last second, more maneuverable than a normal boat.

Mexico s Breakout Moment?

Life is very fleeting.

Hold on a moment, please.

So a moment of truth has arrived.

This is such a moment.

This is Haiti s moment.

A moment frozen in time.

A photoshopped image by Twitter user Kunshou.

every moment I am tired

They and other emerging market countries are victims of a rational flight to safety, exacerbated by an irrational panic.

English is everywhere now, from the moment we wake up until we die, says Kristinsson.

That moment a woman casts her vote in a ballot box is an historic moment and don't ever give up on your right to vote and participate.

Defining moment in American history, I don't think there's one you can't say Hiroshima, that's a big one I can't think of any one moment I would say is a defining moment.

A Special Moment for Special Drawing Rights