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Eleventh Hour

Noun (First Sense):

The eleventh hour refers to the last possible moment or a critical moment before a deadline or an important event.

Example Sentence:

In a panic, she completed her assignment at the eleventh hour.

Noun (Second Sense):

The eleventh hour is the final period before an ending or conclusion, often used with a sense of urgency or emergency.

Example Sentence:

When the negotiations failed, they decided to make a compromise in the eleventh hour.

Adjective:

The term eleventh hour is used to describe something that occurs or happens at the last moment.

Example Sentence:

The team made an eleventh-hour decision to change their strategy.

Adverb:

The phrase eleventh hour is used as an adverb to describe actions or events that occur at the last possible moment.

Example Sentence:

He arrived eleventh hour, just in time to catch the train.

Related Idioms:

• Burn the midnight oil: To work late into the night.
• At the last minute: Just before the time when it is too late.
• In the nick of time: Just before it is too late or just in time to prevent something bad from happening.