Or the calm that enters the cook's soul when dinner has been assembled leisurely over days, not in a last-minute panic.

'This is why there has been no last-minute panic,' said Mr Lyons.

"When it comes to Mom, we get that last-minute panic earlier, from Thursday to Saturday."

In consequence the entire administration was in its usual last-minute panic.

"There's no last-minute panic and little stockpiling of inventory."

It was nothing, it seemed, but a last-minute panic - grabbing up the bits and pieces of his job like scattered luggage.

By keeping a sense of direction and watching your timing throughout the project, you reduce to a minimum the risk of last-minute panic.

"Everything was in order, and there were no deficiencies or last-minute panic."

In a last-minute panic, there isn't much I'm going to settle on here.

There were some last-minute panics as we met before the museum opened.