Kalmar "lokacin ƙarshe" ba shi da takamaiman ma'anar ƙamus. Duk da haka, mai yiyuwa ne a iya fassara wannan jimlar a matsayin nuni ga ƙarshen wani lokaci ko kuma ƙarshen lokaci, gwargwadon yanayin da ake amfani da shi.A wasu wuraren. , "Lokaci na ƙarshe" na iya nufin mataki na ƙarshe ko mataki na wani tsari ko taron. Misali, a cikin mahallin wasan wasanni ko gasa, “lokacin ƙarshe” yana nufin ɓangaren wasan ko wasa na ƙarshe.A wasu mahallin, “lokacin ƙarshe” na iya nufin ƙarshen wasan. na wani lokaci na musamman, kamar ƙarshen semester na makaranta ko shekara ta kasafin kuɗi. A wannan yanayin, ana iya amfani da shi azaman ma'ana ga "lokacin ƙarshe" ko "lokacin rufewa."