Kalmar “rabin ƙarshe” yawanci tana nufin rabin na biyu ko na ƙarshen lokaci, kamar shekara, wasa, fim, ko littafi. Yana nuna cewa an raba lokaci zuwa rabi biyu, kuma "rabin ƙarshe" yana nufin ɓangaren da ke zuwa bayan tsaka-tsaki ko rabi.Misali, idan wani ya ce "muna cikin rabin karshen shekara,” suna nufin cewa fiye da rabin shekara ya riga ya wuce, kuma suna nufin sauran watanni. A cikin wasa, rabin na ƙarshe yana nufin rabin na biyu na wasan ko kuma lokacin bayan hutu. Hakazalika, a fim ko littafi, rabi na ƙarshe yana nufin ɓangaren labarin na ƙarshe ne, bayan an ƙaddamar da shirin kuma an gabatar da jaruman.