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Meanings of eleventh hour in English

The latest possible moment.

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Examples for "last minute"
Examples for "last minute"
1
Unfortunately, there's no way to do a last minute deal with viewers.
Reuters
2
But Stevie does his best work under pressure, at the last minute.
Ebony
3
Even so, changes and new insights can come to the last minute.
Wired
4
Barring a last minute agreement, the trial is slated for July 30.
Reuters
5
Other delegations also said they had been informed at the last minute.
Reuters
Usage of eleventh hour in English
1
Sometimes, he would appear at the eleventh hour to support his leader.
The Irish Times
2
He made an eleventh hour decision to leave on his own accord.
The South African
3
IDLER'S DAY, THE eleventh hour of the morning, at the Shifting Revel.
The lies of locke lamora
4
Many investors bet a deal will be struck at the eleventh hour.
Reuters
5
They had found each other at the eleventh hour, thanks to Boy.
Toxic bachelors
6
Something must be done, even though it was at the eleventh hour.
Rosa Mundi and Other Stories
7
At the eleventh hour he had unexpectedly found himself several pounds short.
Australia Felix
8
She felt that she could not turn back at the eleventh hour.
The Blood Red Dawn
9
For my part I share his scorn for such eleventh hour repentance.
The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
10
Even now, at the eleventh hour, there was one more brief interruption.
Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume...
11
You can't expect me to change my mind at the eleventh hour.
The Sheik: A Novel
12
Oh, Jeff, thank God they were opened even at the eleventh hour!
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
13
Today's crisis summit should have happened months ago not at the eleventh hour.
The Guardian
14
Ms Hobbs has now pledged to tackle this programme at the eleventh hour.
Radio NZ
15
She was still planning to work full-time till the eleventh hour.
Heartbeat
16
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
The red door
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Eleventh hour through the time
Eleventh hour across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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