at the eleventh hour

/ət ði ɪˌlevənθ ˈaʊə/NEUTRAL · C1
SA FILIPINOMALAPIT NA KATUMBAS
sa huling sandali
Literal na kahulugan: «sa ikalabing-isang oras»

Kahulugan

at the last possible moment before a deadline

Sa pinakahuling sandali bago ang taning.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1After weeks of silence, the venue confirmed our booking at the eleventh hour.
  2. 2We found a replacement speaker at the eleventh hour, just before the conference opened.
  3. 3The sponsor signed at the eleventh hour, minutes before the evening deadline expired.
  4. 4After months of refusing, the landlord agreed at the eleventh hour, just before we signed elsewhere.
  5. 5Our missing costumes turned up at the eleventh hour; the audience was already taking their seats.

Grammar

Ginagamit ang at bago ang the eleventh hour. Sa pariralang ito, nananatiling singular ang hour.

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