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In art or architecture your project is only done when you say it's done. If you want to rip it apart at the eleventh hour and start all over again, you never finish. I was one of those crazy creatures.
Maya Lin

Meaning of "eleventh hour" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELEVENTH HOUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELEVENTH HOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eleventh hour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELEVENTH HOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of eleventh hour in the English dictionary

The definition of eleventh hour in the dictionary is the latest possible time; last minute.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELEVENTH HOUR

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ELEVENTH HOUR

canonical hour
credit hour
dinner hour
golden hour
half an hour
happy hour
hour
literacy hour
lunch hour
megawatt hour
one´s hour
one´s last hour
rush hour
sidereal hour
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the hour
the witching hour
twenty-four-hour
witching hour
zero hour

Synonyms and antonyms of eleventh hour in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «eleventh hour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELEVENTH HOUR

Find out the translation of eleventh hour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eleventh hour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eleventh hour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最后关头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

última hora
570 millions of speakers

English

eleventh hour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आखिरी मौके
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الساعة الحادية عشرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

одиннадцатый час
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Eleventh Hour
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একাদশ ঘন্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

onzième heure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jam kesebelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

elfte Stunde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

土壇場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

11 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam sabanjure
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giờ thứ mười một
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பதினோராம் மணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अकरा तास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Onbirinci saat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

undicesima ora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jedenasta godzina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

одинадцяту годину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oră al unsprezecelea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενδεκάτη ώρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elfde uur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elfte timmen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ellevte time
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eleventh hour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELEVENTH HOUR»

The term «eleventh hour» is regularly used and occupies the 64.535 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELEVENTH HOUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eleventh hour

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2 QUOTES WITH «ELEVENTH HOUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eleventh hour.
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Matt Frewer
I'd always enjoyed acting at high school, and I was all lined up to do an honours degree course in biology at a Canadian university, and at the eleventh hour the drama teacher I had said, 'You know, you'll get a lot more girls if you go into acting,' and that kinda sold it.
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Maya Lin
In art or architecture your project is only done when you say it's done. If you want to rip it apart at the eleventh hour and start all over again, you never finish. I was one of those crazy creatures.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELEVENTH HOUR»

Discover the use of eleventh hour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eleventh hour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery
As costumed guests gather for Horace the elephant's eleventh birthday party, the birthday feast curiously disappears and it is up to the reader to solve the mystery, in a puzzle that features a rhyming text and colorful picture clues.
Graeme Base, 2009
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Eleventh Hour
As costumed guests gather for Horace the elephant's eleventh birthday party, a curious mystery is revealed, in a puzzle that features picture clues and a rhyming text.
Graeme Base, 1993
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Eleventh Hour CISSP: Study Guide
Eleventh Hour CISSP provides you with a study guide keyed directly to the most current version of the CISSP exam. This book is streamlined to include only core certification information and is presented for ease of last minute studying.
Eric Conrad, Seth Misenar, Joshua Feldman, 2013
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The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery
Horace turns eleven and celebrates with a splendid party! But when the time comes for the birthday banquet, a most mysterious mystery will be revealed.
‎1997
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Eleventh Hour
When FBI agent Dane Carver's twin brother, Father Michael Joseph, is brutally murdered in his San Francisco church, husband-and-wife agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich take a personal interest in the investigation.
Catherine Coulter, 2003
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Eleventh Hour Linux+: Exam XK0-003 Study Guide
The 11th Hour Linux+ Study Guide is keyed to the XK0-003 revision of the CompTIA Linux+exam. This book is streamlined to include only core certification information and is presented for ease of last-minute studying.
Graham Speake, Brian Barber, Chris Happel, 2009
7
Eleventh Hour Security+: Exam SY0-201 Study Guide
This book will focus on just the essentials needed to pass the Security+ certification exam.
Ido Dubrawsky, 2009
8
Eleventh Hour Network+: Exam N10-004 Study Guide
The 11th Hour Network+ Study Guide is keyed to the N10-004 revision of the CompTIA Network+ exam. This book is streamlined to include only core certification information and is presented for ease of last-minute studying.
Naomi Alpern, 2009
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Otolaryngology at the Eleventh Hour
This book covers the relevant theory pertaining to the practical examination and hence facilitates a student to organize himself readily for the relevant theoretical sections of practical examination in consultation with a standard textbook ...
Anupam Mishra, S. C. Mishra, 2008
10
Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, ...
This book is sure to become the definitive history of the end of a conflict Winston Churchill called “the hardest, cruelest, and least-rewarded of all the wars that have been fought.” From the Hardcover edition.
Joseph E. Persico, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELEVENTH HOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eleventh hour is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scoop: ROOKIE BLUE on ABC - Tonight, July 9, 2015
Tassie Cameron ("Flashpoint"), Ilana Frank ("The Eleventh Hour," "Would Be Kings"), David Wellington ("The Eleventh Hour," "Would Be ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
2
JJ Redick changes Clippers' grade from 'F' to 'A' after they sign …
At the eleventh hour, the Clippers made up for their earlier actions with the strong showing. The fight began Wednesday morning when Parsons ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
Which Crisis Is Worse: Greece Or China?
This week, EU leaders have been urging Tsipras to submit a new proposal that will meet their standards in hopes of striking an eleventh hour ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
4
Networking for The Guide: Mr Burns lives on as show agrees to …
Complicating hopes of an eleventh hour save was the fact that the show's leads, Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy, were released from their ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Protest helps to stop a woman and her daughter being evicted from …
AN ELEVENTH hour protest has helped stop a woman and her daughter being evicted from their home. Catherine Nicoletti faced eviction from her four bedroom ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Jul 15»
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Statesman Editorial: Note to West Ada trustees: Downplay drama …
... new trustees are pouting over the extension granted during the eleventh hour. One trustee wondered whether that action should be reversed. «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
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1st ODI: Can Zimbabwe do a Bangladesh to understrength India?
The only player holding head in his hands will be legspinner Karn Sharma, who was ruled out of the tour at the eleventh hour due to a fractured ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
8
Obama presses Senate Democrats to withhold judgment on Iran
It was also notable that Obama's last encounter with congressional Democrats was when he paid an eleventh hour visit to Capitol Hill last ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Did historic council works contribute to flooding?
... rock barriers and this is why at the eleventh hour they were called upon to investigate the rock armour and river mouth in a secondary survey. «Mearns Leader, Jul 15»
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Noel Gallagher actually gives Kanye West some credit for his …
... music industry, also praised Florence + The Machine after she replaced Foo Fighters at the eleventh hour when Dave Grohl broke his leg. «The Independent, Jul 15»

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