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
Both Bill and Hillary Clinton’s agreement to testify before the committee came at the eleventh hour, as the House prepared to hold them in contempt for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena for their testimony.
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Alex Livesey/Getty Images In the early hours of Tuesday morning, shortly after the January window had ended, Dwight McNeil’s partner Megan appeared to take aim at Crystal Palace after the collapse of his move to south London at the eleventh hour.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
One possible reason for the switch-up emerged on Wednesday when a media outlet in South Africa reported that the film’s distributor was pulling Melania from release at the eleventh hour.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
That left Sun-Times sports editor Marty Kaiser to scramble at the eleventh hour for someone to cover the struggling basketball franchise.
—Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Alex Livesey/Getty Images In the early hours of Tuesday morning, shortly after the January window had ended, Dwight McNeil’s partner Megan appeared to take aim at Crystal Palace after the collapse of his move to south London at the eleventh hour.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
One possible reason for the switch-up emerged on Wednesday when a media outlet in South Africa reported that the film’s distributor was pulling Melania from release at the eleventh hour.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
That left Sun-Times sports editor Marty Kaiser to scramble at the eleventh hour for someone to cover the struggling basketball franchise.
—Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eleventh hour
Noun
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In the meantime, the energy crisis continues, threatening summer holidays in Asia and Europe as the loss of jet fuel supplies from the Middle East ripples across those regions.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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But beneath the joy and abandon, the AIDS crisis casts an ever-deepening shadow.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Hamilton may face Senate scrutiny over his lack of experience leading an emergency management agency, though his defense of FEMA’s federal role has earned respect among disaster management professionals.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Hours later, a plane that evacuated French passengers landed in Paris, where it was met by emergency vehicles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2026
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The most obvious answer was that the story, on a deeper level, needed to be timeless, a tale of a desperate person facing moral dilemmas of increasing extremity while trying to hold fast to their values.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The boy also had multiple blunt trauma injuries to his extremities that were in the process of healing, according to the medical examiner, which detected trace amounts of methamphetamine in the boy’s body.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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In December, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, or DEEP, began holding meetings to inform the public of the possibility of building more nuclear reactors within the state, hoping to entice a town to host one.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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No, but talent of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s pedigree comes to market (if that truly is the case) so rarely, that such a possibility has to be prioritized.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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At the climax of the episode, two kingfishers sported over a stream, a dazzling dogfight of orange and blue.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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At the climax, the music, seemingly stuck in a digital rut, comes to a halt as a static image of Charli is busted through by a bunch of young men seemingly bringing a mosh pit out into the open.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Cleveland still has a lot of pressure to win Game 4 at home, and Detroit is still the clear favorite to advance, but facing a close finish in a must-win situation, Harden delivered.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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At the same time, Walmsley went on, situations like the one in Arcadia are forcing an industry-wide reckoning.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 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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The agreement, signed by all parties to the landmark case that is now in its sixth year, drops a requirement that the city remove 9,800 homeless encampments by next June.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The neighborhood The Çırağan has always relied heavily on its almost unparalleled waterfront location, as well as proximity to landmarks like the Dolmabahçe Palace.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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