“At the eleventh hour”
Definition
At the last possible moment.
Examples
Examples
“The investor agreed at the eleventh hour.”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
The investor agreed _____.Compare with the original example
The investor agreed at the eleventh hour.
Write a two-line conversation using “At the eleventh hour”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "At the eleventh hour" mean?
- "At the eleventh hour" means at the last possible moment.
- How do you use "At the eleventh hour" in a sentence?
- Example: "The investor agreed at the eleventh hour."
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "At the eleventh hour"?
- В последний момент. / Վերջին հնարավոր պահին։