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
First, they’re bound to sell out (don’t repeat my mistake last year and wait until the eleventh hour), and second, time is running out for these Lego sets to arrive before Christmas.
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Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
At the eleventh hour, the city's streetcar, The Hop, also made a cameo.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Last year, Season 2 premiered weeks before the presidential election in which Kamala Harris stepped into the Democrat candidacy in the eleventh hour.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
At the eleventh hour the seller refused to sign any warranties.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
At the eleventh hour, the city's streetcar, The Hop, also made a cameo.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Last year, Season 2 premiered weeks before the presidential election in which Kamala Harris stepped into the Democrat candidacy in the eleventh hour.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
At the eleventh hour the seller refused to sign any warranties.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eleventh hour
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In moments of crisis—when communities are grieving, divided, or searching for ways to care for one another—nonprofits stand on the front lines, holding our social fabric together through connection, healing, and support.—
Cat Ward,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Kim all but disappeared from public view, until the president declared martial law late one Tuesday night in December 2023, launching the nation – and the couple – into a far bigger crisis.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Many states were hit by several inches of snow and icy conditions, 17 of those states have declared states of emergency.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The city lifted its snow emergency Monday, but cleaning up the streets is taking a good amount of heavy lifting.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Goncalves, meanwhile, was stabbed roughly 38 times, including 24 stab and incised wounds on her scalp, face, and neck, another 11 stab and incised wounds to the chest, and three stab and incised wounds of the upper extremities.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Body tissue is damaged, and extremities like fingers, toes, ear lobes and the tip of the nose can become numb and appear white or pale.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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In June 2023, OpenAI’s Sam Altman dismissed the possibility that a small team with $10 million could build a competitive large language model.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The growing awareness that, even in mild COVID cases, the possibility exists for longer-term, often undetected organ damage also warrants more examination, researchers say.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The principal cast and crew took the stage at the Globes in the climax of the night to receive the award for Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Tonight’s penultimate episode of season two feels like an anti-climax — not just a letdown generally, but the diametric opposite of a climax.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
11 Jan. 2026
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The situation is not all that different from that along the Mississippi, Missouri or Tennessee rivers, where a series of dams controls water flow.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Doug Hendrickson posted on social media Thursday to explain his situation with Williams.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Nevertheless, this is an improvement on the zero hours that (many) men were doing 50 years ago.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
9 Nov. 2025
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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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Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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Michigan has a long tradition of riverboats serving as both community attractions and cultural landmarks.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Eleventh hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eleventh%20hour. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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