eleventh hour
noun
: the latest possible time before it is too late
still making changes at the eleventh hour
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As California prepared to become the first state to ban several food additives in 2023, titanium dioxide was removed from the legislation at the eleventh hour amid vocal opposition from food companies.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2025
Attempts to win council support for a smaller hike went nowhere as well, and Johnson and aldermen patched together a budget at the eleventh hour with a hodgepodge of fee increases, business taxes and fines.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Finally, at the eleventh hour, Congress managed to strike a deal, and President Obama signed the Budget Control Act on August 2, averting disaster.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
This Week in Business Tech News Business Technology News #1 – FTC's click-to-cancel rule has been struck down by federal judges at the eleventh hour.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2025
Attempts to win council support for a smaller hike went nowhere as well, and Johnson and aldermen patched together a budget at the eleventh hour with a hodgepodge of fee increases, business taxes and fines.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Finally, at the eleventh hour, Congress managed to strike a deal, and President Obama signed the Budget Control Act on August 2, averting disaster.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
This Week in Business Tech News Business Technology News #1 – FTC's click-to-cancel rule has been struck down by federal judges at the eleventh hour.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
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“Eleventh hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eleventh%20hour. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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