at the eleventh hour

Значення

at the last possible moment before a deadline

В останню можливу мить перед кінцевим терміном.

Приклади

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.

Граматика

Перед the eleventh hour уживайте at. У цьому вислові hour залишається в однині.

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