eleventh hour

Speech parts

1. eleventh hour - Noun

2. eleventh hour - Adjective

Meaning

the latest possible moment

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

eleventh-hour

Synonyms

last minute eventide late sunset nightfall lateness zero hour deathbed bedtime high time kairos in the nick of time breaking news last gasp untimeliness
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Antonyms

early FAST deliberate premature tardy circumspect
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Hypernyms

second moment minute instant

Examples

The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name. Ben Harper

In art or architecture your project is only done when you say it's done. If you want to rip it apart at the eleventh hour and start all over again, you never finish. I was one of those crazy creatures. Maya Lin

I'd always enjoyed acting at high school, and I was all lined up to do an honours degree course in biology at a Canadian university, and at the eleventh hour the drama teacher I had said, 'You know, you'll get a lot more girls if you go into acting,' and that kinda sold it. Matt Frewer

money became available at the eleventh hour Source: Internet

at the last minute the government changed the rules Source: Internet

At the eleventh hour, the United States Postal Service (USPS) spared Bellville’s Village Post Office from closure and it will remain open. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

eleventh decade eleventh grade eleventh grader eleventh month eleventh month of the gregorian calendar eleventh month of the year