If she repented, though at the eleventh hour, it was not too late.

I have extricated myself so far at many eleventh hours and perhaps there is some hope in this.

Egypt had managed to bring the two sides to the brink of a deal two weeks ago, before internal political dynamics prompted the Israelis to back out at the eleventh hour.

Thus, the famous title of the dictionary is, at base, derogatory. This explains why Yule kept the title secret until the eleventh hour, why some contemporary reviewers took exception to the title, and why Yule highlighted Burnell’s approval of the title.

Eleventh hour

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