eleventh-hour

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eleventh-hour

adjective 11th-hour

idiomatic, not comparable Just before the moment that it is too late; in the nick of time; last-minute. Eleventh-hour executive changes are not unique to this outgoing Administration — President Bill Clinton launched a number himself before leaving office.

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@misc{eleventh_hour_2026,
  title = {eleventh-hour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eleventh-hour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}