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
Raising property taxes — which Johnson flatly opposed during his mayoral campaign but was prepared to implement until the eleventh hour — will be just as politically fraught for the 2026 plan.
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The resulting policy uncertainty will be detrimental to U.S. businesses making investment and hiring decisions looking 3-4 years ahead rather than over the course of serial eleventh hour deadlines with major trading partners.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The festival screened close to 3,000 films to curate its official selection, and programmers shoehorned big name after big name into its lineup right up to the eleventh hour.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
At the end of Season 3, after the two have successfully reinvented her persona and rebuilt her career, Deborah lands the late-night show of her dreams and promises to make Ava head writer, only to renege at the eleventh hour—prompting Ava to clinch the position via blackmail instead.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The resulting policy uncertainty will be detrimental to U.S. businesses making investment and hiring decisions looking 3-4 years ahead rather than over the course of serial eleventh hour deadlines with major trading partners.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The festival screened close to 3,000 films to curate its official selection, and programmers shoehorned big name after big name into its lineup right up to the eleventh hour.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
At the end of Season 3, after the two have successfully reinvented her persona and rebuilt her career, Deborah lands the late-night show of her dreams and promises to make Ava head writer, only to renege at the eleventh hour—prompting Ava to clinch the position via blackmail instead.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eleventh hour
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Stablecoins have, historically, flourished where there is economic instability and global crisis may further support the cross-border reliance on the stability of the U.S. currency.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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After signing it Monday evening, Newsom heralded it as a solution to the state’s affordability crisis, which reached a fever pitch last year and peaked when a series of wildfires devastated Los Angeles in January, burning thousands of homes.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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Ukraine's state emergency service said five other people were injured in Smila, with a college and three other buildings damaged.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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What began as an emergency measure in rare cases has become a standard investigative tool used thousands of times each year.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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While no one reported seeing the shark, the victim had injuries consistent with a shark bite on an upper extremity, the chief said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2025
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The archaeologists eliminated soldiers on the lists who survived or lost an extremity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2025
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In terms of the Flyers’ willingness to move some of their cache of draft picks, Brière didn’t sound all that sure about that possibility, either.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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But the defending champions feel no need to panic — even before the team’s upcoming four-game, 10-day roadtrip with the possibility of not having Jonquel Jones available for it.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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Game 5s are the beginning of the climax in a close series.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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This is the literal last day of the shoot, which also unfortunately is the climax of Episode 10.—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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His situation has parallels with Carl Rushworth, who has run out of patience at the Amex Stadium.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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In recent days, China has appeared unwilling to become further entangled in the conflict past its diplomatic efforts, analysts say, instead using the situation as another opportunity to paint itself as a responsible global player and the US as a force for instability.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
26 June 2025
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Fighting, however, continued up to the zero hour, with Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon far into the night.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
27 Nov. 2024
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English learners can attend a specialized class for learning to speak and write can be accomplished with a before-school (zero hour) or after-school period.—
Madeleine Parrish,
The Arizona Republic,
8 Oct. 2024
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Progress in Brussels: $9 Billion to Save 8 Million Lives On June 25th, the same day a NATO summit was taking place in Hague, the European Commission and the Gates Foundation helped rally world leaders and philanthropists to commit $9 billion at a landmark summit in Brussels.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In its landmark 2010 decision in the case Citizens United v. FEC, the justices struck down prohibitions on political spending by corporations.—
June 30,
CBS News,
30 June 2025
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“Eleventh hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eleventh%20hour. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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