Synonyms of eleventh hour

eleventh hour

noun

as in crisis

the latest possible time

The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crisis
• emergency
• extremity
• crossroad(s)
• possibility
• Dunkirk
• last minute
• climax
• situation
• zero hour
• landmark
• boiling point
• flash point
• breaking point
• crunch time
• milestone
• corner
• happening
• turning point
• spot
• juncture
• clutch
• exigency
• crunch
• contingency
• conjuncture
• head
• tinderbox
• condition
• hot water
• pass
• hole
• last ditch
• strait
• jam
• predicament
• deadlock
• pinch
• impasse
• fix
• stalemate
• scrape

Examples of eleventh hour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, set designer Mary Howard also came by and lent a hand at the eleventh hour to help prop out all of the spaces. —Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024

Regardless of whether their long-term future resides in Sacramento or Las Vegas, the A’s, barring a development in the eleventh hour, will cease to call Oakland their home by October. —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024

But eleventh hour court decisions about protest zones are adding a layer of unpredictability to an already volatile environment. —Alexandra Chaidez, NBC News, 12 July 2024

The deal announced late Sunday comes just weeks after a previous offer from Ellison to acquire Paramount collapsed in the eleventh hour, stunning industry observers and raising questions about the beleaguered media company’s future. —Jon Passantino, CNN, 8 July 2024