at the eleventh hour

Sens

at the last possible moment before a deadline

Au tout dernier moment avant l'échéance.

Exemples

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.

Grammaire

S'emploie avec at devant the eleventh hour. Dans cette locution, hour reste au singulier.

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