Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at eleventh-hour.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Eleventh-hour.

Examples

  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Eleventh-hour firing of offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski a major red flag for a unit incorporating new style and new parts amid fluid quarterback situation.

    NFL offseason grades: Clunky start nets 'F' for new coaches 2009

  • Eleventh-hour changes to the bill would exempt farms and retailers that sell food directly to consumers from paying the annual $500 fee.

    House Vote Delays New Power for FDA 2009

  • Britain's Royal Society has regained possession of a 17th-century manuscript in the hand of physicist Robert Hooke: Eleventh-hour deal keeps scientific treasure in Britain.

    Grappling Hooke ... Frank Wilson 2006

  • NARRATOR: Eleventh-hour smears paid for by lobbyist money.

    CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2008 2008

  • NARRATOR: Eleventh-hour smears paid for by lobbyist money.

    CNN Transcript Apr 25, 2008 2008

  • Said the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, "I am deeply troubled by this proposed rule, which gives federal agencies an unacceptable degree of discretion to decide whether or not to comply with the Endangered Species Act. Eleventh-hour rulemakings rarely, if ever, lead to good government -- this is not the type of legacy this Interior Department should be leaving for future generations."

    OpEdNews - Diary: America Back on Track... for Tuesday, August 12th 2008

  • NARRATOR: Eleventh-hour smears paid for by lobbyist money.

    CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2008 2008

  • C.W. Bush + Eleventh-hour health deal keeps Crown Prince of Crawford cool in the shade.

    Periscope 2007

  • Eleventh-hour addition Spadea, 30, who did not play in any of the team's wins this year against Austria, Sweden and Belarus, also could see singles action.

    USATODAY.com - Eight is enough for upstart American team 2004

  • Eleventh-hour amendments by the African National Congress, which detractors said was radical departure from the original piloted by

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.