at the eleventh hour

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Fig. at the last possible moment. (Just before the last clock hour, 12) She always turned her term papers in at the eleventh hour. We don't worry about death until the eleventh hour.

See also: eleventh, hour

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I have not begun yet, as it is not worth while at the eleventh hour of this term; but when I return in January I will set to work in earnest. An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context He supplicated strength for the weak- hearted; guidance for wanderers from the fold: a return, even at the eleventh hour, for those whom the temptations of the world and the flesh were luring from the narrow path. Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context Make her feel the presence of the living God, who beholds all the past, to whom the darkness is as noonday; who is waiting now, at the eleventh hour, for her to turn to him, and confess her sin, and cry for mercy--now, before the night of death comes, and the moment of pardon is for ever fled, like yesterday that returneth not. Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context			at random at regular intervals at request at rest at risk at sea at sea level at service at sixes and sevens at some time sharp at stake at that rate at the appointed time at the back of beyond at the back of mind at the best of times at the bottom of the heap at the bottom of the hour at the bottom of the ladder at the chalkface at the coalface at the crack of dawn at the cutting edge at the double at the drop of a hat at the eleventh hour at the end of nowhere at the end of rope at the end of the day at the expense of at the forefront at the hands of at the height of at the helm at the last gasp at the last minute at the latest at the mercy of at the moment at the outset at the outside at the point of at the present time at the ready at the rear of at the same time at the top of game at the top of lungs at the top of the hour at the top of the ladder at the top of the/ agenda			at the break of dawn At the Center at the chalkface At the Close At the close order at the coalface At the Coast at the conclusion of life At the countretaille at the crack of dawn At the Customer for the Customer at the cutting edge At the Doctor's At the Donner Party at the double at the double at the double at the double at the double At the downlying At the Drive-In at the drop of a hat at the drop of a hat at the drop of a hat at the drop of a hat at the drop of a hat at the drop of a hat At the Edge At the elbow at the elbow standard at the eleventh hour at the end of nowhere at the end of rope at the end of tether At the End of the Day At the End of the Day at the expense of At the figure at the first opportunity at the first possible moment At the Foot of the Mountain At the fore at the forefront At the full At the Gates at the hand at the hand at the hand at the hand At the hand of at the hands at the hands at the hands at the hands at the hands of at the heels at the heels at the heels at the height of at the helm At The Keyboard

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