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eleventh hour

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eleventh hour noun
eleventh hour
noun
Learner's definition of ELEVENTH HOUR
[singular]
: the latest possible time最后时刻usually used in the phrase at the eleventh hour通常用于短语at the eleventh hour

eleventh hour

noun

: the latest possible time before it is too late
still making changes at the eleventh hour

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Alabama passed a bill at the eleventh hour requiring students to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender assigned at birth and enacted education policies similar to Florida’s. Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 6 July 2022 Kiyoko is met with a revolving door of potential suitors trying to make their mark before Tilley, 33, makes an eleventh hour limo entrance, exchanging a knowing smile with Kiyoko. Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022 Despite his eleventh hour volte-face, Meadows might well have already delivered the probe new information of interest in the form of 6,000 pages of documents. Gregory Krieg, CNN, 8 Dec. 2021 The brewing conflict came to a head during eleventh hour state budget negotiations in Albany. New York Times, 5 May 2021 The move reverses an eleventh hour decision by Donald Trump in the final days of his administration that brought backlash from bipartisan politicians and humanitarian organizations. Nic Robertson, Nada Bashir And Charbel Mallo, CNN, 23 Apr. 2021 Negotiations ultimately came down to the eleventh hour heading into Spotify's fourth quarter earnings on the morning of Feb. 5. Natalie Jarvey, Billboard, 5 Feb. 2020 Now Johnson will also be known for having her voice and image placed next to President Trump’s own appeal, in the eleventh hour of his impeachment trial, for reelection. Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2020 The Wales international was deemed to be surplus to requirements in the Spanish capital during the summer and was on the brink of moving to the Chinese Super League, only for a deal to fall apart in the eleventh hour. SI.com, 5 Nov. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eleventh hour was in 1821

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