eleventh hour
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eleventh hour
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From a parable in the Bible of workmen hired at the eleventh hour (that is, late in the day), known as the Parable of the Workers of the Eleventh Hour or the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard:
* King James Bible, Matthew 20:6 & 20:9:
*: And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? … And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
noun eleventh hours · eleventh-hour · 11th hour
- A point in time which is nearly too late; the last minute. If she repented, though at the eleventh hour, it was not too late.
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noun The last minute
| Español | casi demasiado tarde, último minuto, última hora |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 土壇場 dotanba |
| Português | em cima da hora |
| Français | à la dernière minute |
| Deutsch | in letzter Sekunde, fünf vor zwölf, im letzten Moment, im letzten Augenblick |
| Italiano | all'ultimo minuto |
| Русский | в после́днюю мину́ту v poslédnjuju minútu |
| العربية | آخر لحظة، اللحظة الأخيرة |
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