at the eleventh hour

含义

at the last possible moment before a deadline

在截止前的最后一刻.

例句

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.

语法

the eleventh hour 前用 at。在这个短语中，hour 保持单数。

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