eleventh hour
/ɪˌlevnθ ˈaʊə(r)/noun
उच्चारण इलेव्न्थ आवर
अंतिम क्षण, आख़िरी घड़ी
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noun
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[singular] the ~
the last possible moment before it is too late to do something
अंतिम क्षण, आख़िरी घड़ी
- The strike was called off at the eleventh hour.
- Radhika never leaves her assignments to the eleventh hour.
- The bridegroom's family arrived at the eleventh hour, just before the ceremony.
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- At the eleventh hour, the government agreed to extend the deadline.
- Many students begin to revise at the eleventh hour.
Synonyms last minute nick of time
◇Word family
eleventh-hour adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
last minute nick of time
§Grammar and usage
Usage: it is used with 'the', as in 'at the eleventh hour', and the adjective form is hyphenated, as in 'an eleventh-hour agreement'.
Usage में इसके साथ 'the' आता है, जैसे 'at the eleventh hour', और इसका adjective रूप hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है, जैसे 'an eleventh-hour agreement'।