A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

at large • in large
at large —
1
. not in confinement or captivity: The suspect
was not found, and was still at large, police said. 2. unemployed;
without an occupation: Are you at large or have you any other
occupation? 3. is used of people in general: Did the people at
large approve of the government’s policy? 4. without definite
aim; at random: A single stroke well aimed returns a better
result than a score which are delivered at large. 5. at great length;
in detail: My mother and I talked at large on the subject.
in large —(also: in the large) as a whole: Are they pledging
allegiance to a piece of cloth rather than their family and
neighbors: their community in small and in large?
at last • at the last
at last—after much waiting or delay: It is an uplifting
thought that truth is to be told at last.
at the last—during the final period: Ah, but you never saw
him at the last. He was not at all what he used to be.
Note: 
a) The expression does not correlate in meaning with
the phrase at the last minute— at the last possible moment: The
plane took a nose dive. The pilot was able to bring it out at
the last minute…
b) The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase
at the latest—used of smth. that must happen at or before a par-
ticular time: Changes will become necessary by the autumn at
the latest.
at need • in need
at need —in time of need: They had the support of older
men whose experience could be called upon at need.
in need —requiring help: Many elderly people who are in
need fail to apply for a supplementary allowance.
at no time • in no time
at no time —on no occasion; never: This organization has
at no time been an official subdivision of the Labor Party.
at full time
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in no time —very soon: Our lessons by professional instruc-
tors will have you phobia-free and swimming in no time.