eleventh hour
noun
: the latest possible time before it is too late
still making changes at the eleventh hour
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So these situations could take a bit of time to unwind as the week unfolds, and could even wait until the eleventh hour to be consummated (or not).
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
At the eleventh hour, regional leaders yanked the measure from the ballot, citing dwindling voter appetite for new taxes.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Of course, much of the magic came from the piano — which miraculously only came together in the eleventh hour.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Raising property taxes — which Johnson flatly opposed during his mayoral campaign but was prepared to implement until the eleventh hour — will be just as politically fraught for the 2026 plan.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
At the eleventh hour, regional leaders yanked the measure from the ballot, citing dwindling voter appetite for new taxes.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Of course, much of the magic came from the piano — which miraculously only came together in the eleventh hour.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Raising property taxes — which Johnson flatly opposed during his mayoral campaign but was prepared to implement until the eleventh hour — will be just as politically fraught for the 2026 plan.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Eleventh hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eleventh%20hour. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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