The dying days or dying minutes of a state of affairs or an activity are its last days or minutes. The islands were seized by the Soviet army in the dying days of the second world war = final
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization"
You use dying to describe something which happens at the time when someone dies, or is connected with that time. It'll stay in my mind till my dying day
The progressive failure of body systems to retain normal functioning, thereby limiting the remaining life span
Near death and unconscious A dying character has 1 to 9 current hit points and can take no actions The chance of recovery depends upon the level of intervention by others, as follows