at the eleventh hour

뜻

at the last possible moment before a deadline

마감 직전의 마지막 순간에.

예문

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.

문법

the eleventh hour 앞에 전치사 at을 쓴다. 이 표현에서 hour는 단수로 쓴다

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