From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishin the dying minutes/seconds/moments (of something)in the dying minutes/seconds/moments (of something)during the last minutes or seconds before the end of something United scored an equaliser in the dying minutes of the game. → die
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in the dying minutes/seconds/moments (of something)• Hereford usually crack or collapse in the dying minutes.• Sean Farrell popped in the opener and Danny Allsopp made sure of the points in the dying seconds.• And, in the dying seconds, Miklosko blocked Smillie's close-range effort.• The World Champion launched a direct attack in the dying moments of the first session.• Jason Chandler made certain in the dying minutes of the game, Good Sports winning 2-1.• One moment of astonishing creativity in the dying seconds on Saturday transported him to the centre of Arsenal's universe. 