eleventh hour
noun
: the latest possible time before it is too late
still making changes at the eleventh hour
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So anti-sport Governor Moore huddled with Maryland’s two U.S. senators at the eleventh hour to cast the deciding votes that allowed the Commanders to leave, disappointing millions of adoring Maryland football fans after 27 years of residency.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2025
Quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb saw their conversations with the team carry all the way through the offseason before getting deals done in the eleventh hour.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
TikTok proposed the plan to the Biden administration, which, in the eleventh hour, walked away from the agreement without ever stating why, according to court papers filed in TikTok's lawsuit against the administration over the divest-or-ban law.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration's eleventh hour move to expand Medicare coverage for anti-obesity drugs is likely to be popular among seniors, putting the Trump administration — which would ultimately decide whether to carry out the expansion — in the hot seat.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2025
Quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb saw their conversations with the team carry all the way through the offseason before getting deals done in the eleventh hour.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
TikTok proposed the plan to the Biden administration, which, in the eleventh hour, walked away from the agreement without ever stating why, according to court papers filed in TikTok's lawsuit against the administration over the divest-or-ban law.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration's eleventh hour move to expand Medicare coverage for anti-obesity drugs is likely to be popular among seniors, putting the Trump administration — which would ultimately decide whether to carry out the expansion — in the hot seat.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Eleventh hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eleventh%20hour. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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