as in crisis
the latest possible time
The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour.
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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.
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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
The Golden Globes redeemed most of those titles in the eleventh hour.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
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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
The Golden Globes redeemed most of those titles in the eleventh hour.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eleventh hour
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During the financial crisis in spring 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama dismissed his rivals' calls for a federal gas tax suspension.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The fighting has pushed many people into famine, caused a huge displacement crisis and left over 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ensure your smartphone is enabled with wireless emergency alerts (WEA) and keep your ringer on loud.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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And nothing — no military coalition, no legal invocation, no emergency session of the UN Security Council — has been able to stop it.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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An autopsy found that Reyes died of blunt force trauma to her head, neck, torso and left lower extremity, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Her injuries included possible lower and upper extremity fractures, along with abrasions and contusions to the head, squad officials said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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While normally the late hours of these storms would help to weaken them, and that is still a possibility, the overall fuel available may be enough to keep our storm risk going.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The investigation did not reveal any consequential answers and ended any possibility of a wrongful death lawsuit.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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His favorite Harry Potter film of all time is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, a fitting choice given the emotional climax of the series.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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The attack occurred moments before she was slated to walk down the aisle to wed her childhood sweetheart — the climax of a revenge attack amid an ongoing feud.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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According to Tom’s brother Lee, Cole just wanted the situation over.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Maplewood building, which is owned by Ramsey County, houses an average of 17 families and has drawn some 494 volunteers this year alone, accounting for nearly 3,000 hours of service, according to Catholic Charities, which began informing longtime volunteers of the situation last week by email.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 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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Since the landmark decision, companies have filed thousands of lawsuits with the Court of International Trade (CIT) seeking tariff refunds.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Last week, a coalition of more than 30 state attorneys general won a landmark monopolization case against Live Nation, the owner of Ticketmaster.—
Gail Slater,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Eleventh hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eleventh%20hour. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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