eleventh hour

基本解釋

But at the eleventh hour, when I was packing to go back home, they called and said they wanted to hire me.
但是直到我在整理行裝準(zhǔn)備廻家的最後一刻，他們才打電話來說想要雇用我。
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Waiting until the eleventh hour to validate quality through testing inevitably extends both the schedule and budget.
直到最後一刻不可避免地通過測(cè)試來確認(rèn)質(zhì)量，既延長(zhǎng)了進(jìn)度，也擴(kuò)大了預(yù)算。
Naughty: You call in favors at the eleventh hour, stressing out vendors and well-connected friends who are very busy during the holidays.
敷衍的：你縂是喜歡擅作主張的在深夜十一點(diǎn)給那些壓力非常大的供應(yīng)商、或在假期縂是很忙的好朋友打電話。

But her supervisor appointed her to the new job at the eleventh hour at the very last minute.
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As financial advisor Barry Ritholtz notes, these sorts of eleventh hour debates are nothing new.
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If someone does something at the eleventh hour, they do it at the last possible moment.