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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The latest possible time.
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- noun idiomatic A point in time which is nearly too
late ; thelast minute . - noun idiomatic, usually hyphenated Used attributively.
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- noun the latest possible moment
Etymologies
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From a story in the Bible of workmen hired at the eleventh hour (that is, late in the day):
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