in the eleventh hour

Example Sentences

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"My mum cancelled making Nicola’s dress in the eleventh hour despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress."

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The sources, who requested anonymity as these discussions are confidential, cautioned that a deal is not guaranteed and that the talks could fall apart in the eleventh hour.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2023

Mack/Rita eventually figures this out, thanks to a sassy wine club of grandmas who helpfully point it out in the eleventh hour, a little too late.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2022

Tournament founders Charlie Pasarell and Raymond Moore found new investors in the eleventh hour, retained the event for the desert and turned it into one considered the fifth major in the sport.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2021

For the rest, knowing that Monmouth's army by far outnumbered Feversham's, he had no doubt that the advantage must still lie with the Duke, in spite of Feversham's having been warned in the eleventh hour.

From Mistress Wilding by Sabatini, Rafael