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Eleventh Hour
Eleventh Hour
Eleventh Hour : Phrases
Meaning:
The latest possible time.
Example:
The student handed in his take-home exam at the eleventh hour.
Origin:
This early 1800s phrase alludes to the parable of the labourers (Matthew 20:1-16), in which those workers hired at the eleventh hour of a twelve-hour working day were paid the same amount as those who began in the first hour.
