Collocations for "last"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "last" in context.
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last
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- the [show, play, movie] will last for [2 hours]
- will last about [2 hours]
- can last [about, around, another] [2 hours]
- lasted from [January] to [March]
- lasted through [January, the winter]
- last through the [day, meeting, class, game, race]
- lasted until [January]
- my [cold, flu] lasted for [one week]
- lasted [nearly, almost, approximately]
- lasted longer than [expected, anticipated, I thought]
- [this, it] can't last (long)
- (how long) it [might, can, will, could, might] last
- UK: how long can you last (out)?
- the [meeting, war, marriage] lasted for
- it will never last
- [expected, hoped, predicted, thought] to last
- enjoy it while it lasts
- don't know how I [can, will, could] last
- last [year, month, night, week]
- the last time I [could, went, tried, had]
- is the last [place, thing] on Earth that I would
- is the last thing on my mind (right now)
- the last person I want to [see, help]
- [at, during] my last [visit, appointment]
- [over, during] the last [2 decades]
- my last name
- this is my last [dollar, bite, cookie]
- am on the last page of
- that was the last straw!
- is your last chance (to)
- for the last time, [please, don't, stop]
- am last in line (for)
- and last but [not, by no means] least
- last [updated, modified] on [Monday]
- as he breathed his last
- has laughed his last
- will (not) be the last you [see, hear] of me
- was the last I have (ever) [seen] of him
- was glad to see the last of it
- is the last of his [kind, tribe, people]
- will [fight, battle] to the (very) last
- will [fight] until the (very) last
- is (not) the last in line
- was the last to [finish, arrive]
- [will, would] be the last to admit that
- is that the last of the [sugar, grapes]?
- the [show, play, movie] will last for [2 hours]
- as he breathed his last
- last [year, month, night, week]
- will last about [2 hours]
- has laughed his last
- the last time I [could, went, tried, had]
- can last [about, around, another] [2 hours]
- will (not) be the last you [see, hear] of me
- is the last [place, thing] on Earth that I would
- lasted from [January] to [March]
- was the last I have (ever) [seen] of him
- is the last thing on my mind (right now)
- lasted through [January, the winter]
- was glad to see the last of it
- the last person I want to [see, help]
- last through the [day, meeting, class, game, race]
- is the last of his [kind, tribe, people]
- [at, during] my last [visit, appointment]
- lasted until [January]
- will [fight, battle] to the (very) last
- [over, during] the last [2 decades]
- my [cold, flu] lasted for [one week]
- will [fight] until the (very) last
- my last name
- lasted [nearly, almost, approximately]
- is (not) the last in line
- this is my last [dollar, bite, cookie]
- lasted longer than [expected, anticipated, I thought]
- was the last to [finish, arrive]
- am on the last page of
- [this, it] can't last (long)
- [will, would] be the last to admit that
- that was the last straw!
- (how long) it [might, can, will, could, might] last
- is that the last of the [sugar, grapes]?
- is your last chance (to)
- UK: how long can you last (out)?
- for the last time, [please, don't, stop]
- the [meeting, war, marriage] lasted for
- am last in line (for)
- it will never last
- and last but [not, by no means] least
- [expected, hoped, predicted, thought] to last
- last [updated, modified] on [Monday]
- enjoy it while it lasts
- you're here at last!
- don't know how I [can, will, could] last
- saved the best for last
'last' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
April
- August
- Canada
- December
- Easter
- Friday
- Greece
- January
- July
- June
- May
- Monday
- Morocco
- November
- October
- Saturday
- Spain
- Sunday
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thursday
- Tuesday
- Wales
- accent
- admission
- after
- age
- air
- alone
- anxious
- appearance
- arrest
- attempt
- attendance
- autumn
- baked
- beat
- before
- bell
- better
- bite
- blast
- blog
- blow
- board
- boil
- breathe
- build
- built
- button