as in crisis
the latest possible time
The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour.
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Recent Examples of eleventh hour
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.
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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
Some negotiations have faltered at the eleventh hour, requiring concessions — such as Canada abandoning its digital services tax — to restart.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 July 2025
The news came at the eleventh hour, as the levy was due to go into effect, with a retroactive stipulation, on Monday, June 30.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 June 2025
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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
Some negotiations have faltered at the eleventh hour, requiring concessions — such as Canada abandoning its digital services tax — to restart.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 July 2025
The news came at the eleventh hour, as the levy was due to go into effect, with a retroactive stipulation, on Monday, June 30.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eleventh hour
Noun
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Is this a particularly bad week, filled with normal crises at an abnormal pace, or is there some sort of grand conspiracy connecting each bizarre emergency?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.—
Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the ruling was intended to limit lower courts’ ability to issue sweeping relief, courts have found other ways to issue similar relief, and the Supreme Court’s emergency docket has remained busy.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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In emergency situations, dial 911 for immediate assistance.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Based on her history of heterosexual extremity, I was concerned, but glad to be proven wrong.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps the importance of the Ali-Frazier match derives from the extremity of those blood-sport contradictions.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One possibility would be a DART-like mission designed not to deflect but to fragment the object.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Shipley also cast doubt on the possibility that Homan could face any conspiracy charges.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The end of this episode felt like the climax of a Scooby-Doo cartoon.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some places show the most vibrant fall hues in early October, while others hit their climax later in the month and into November.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Liverpool and their two strikers find themselves in a unique situation.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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When a citizen reports an emergency, a 911 call taker will assess the situation and, if appropriate, ask to send the caller a link via text.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The zero hour show begins at 1 p.m. ET and the main matches begin at 3 p.m. ET.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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The King video marked the zero hour for new forms of activism using cameras.—
Will Potter
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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That action led the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, to issue a landmark ruling in June blunting the power of judges.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Interest in the town—and its landmark Plaza de la Revolución—surged this summer as fans followed his historical trail across the island.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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