at the eleventh hour

THE phrase "at the eleventh hour" seems to be taken quite literally in Washington.

He never fails to throw me a lifeline at the eleventh hour.

But her supervisor appointed her to the new job at the eleventh hour -- at the very last minute.

He was about to be led to the scaffold when at the eleventh hour a messenger arrived bringing a royal pardon.

The fire engine came to the fire spot at the eleventh hour before it began to spread.

He made the agonizing decision at the eleventh hour.

"It's pretty clear now, they intend at the eleventh hour to launch a very expensive and misleading campaign against reform, " Pfeiffer said.

It was at the eleventh hour that he got wind of what had happened.

The general manager changed plans AT the eleventh hour.

But at the eleventh hour, when I was packing to go back home, they called and said they wanted to hire me.

If you want to rip it apart at the eleventh hour and start all over again, you never finish.

That plan, which the courageous (and now snubbed) Ms Snowe also supports, may yet emerge at the eleventh hour as a compromise.

Mr. Clinton pardoned Mr. Rich at the eleventh hour of his presidency.

I wish peace would be saved at the eleventh hour.

That newspaper at the eleventh hour inserted an important news item on its front page.

The news that our volleyball team had won the game came to us at the eleventh hour.

The president' s visit was called off at the eleventh hour.

After long hours of negotiation, the two parties struck a deal at the eleventh hour.

When all seemed hopeless, at the eleventh hour the rescuers arrived.

I wish peace could be saved at the eleventh hour.

with denial and dithering, followed at the eleventh hour with a half-baked rescue plan to buy time.

He managed to persuade Mr. Smith to change his mind at the eleventh hour.

I looked everywhere to find my passport. Then I found it at the eleventh hour.

Eg. The two explorers were rescued at the eleventh hour.

The student always turned the term papers in at the eleventh hour.

Our business was saved at the eleventh hour when we got a huge contract from abroad: it Cam just in time.

Negotiators reached agreement at the eleventh hour, just in time to avoid a strike.

Starting work at the eleventh hour typically leads to chaos, and often poor quality of work.

If any guest failed at the eleventh hour, Toda was asked to dine.

If any guest failed at the eleventh hour, Todd was asked to dine.

The criminal won his reprieve at the eleventh hour.

She always handed her term essays in at the eleventh hour.

I only received the results at the eleventh hour.

He had to give in at the eleventh hour.

The relief troops came at the eleventh hour.

The witness was killed at the eleventh hour.

Why do you always come at the eleventh hour and keep everyone waiting for you?

I finished my work at the eleventh hour.

However, it is a pity that he should always cram at the eleventh hour.

I arrived at the eleventh hour.

The policeman turned up at the eleventh hour.

The superstar scored a big shot at the eleventh hour and saved his team.

He said he would help, but went back on his word at the eleventh hour. Consequently our plan failed

He turned up at the eleventh hour!

Arrive at the eleventh hour