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11th hour

11th hour is the alternative form of eleventh hour.

Meaning of eleventh hour

Noun

eleventh hour (countable and uncountable, plural eleventh hours)

  1. (idiomatic) A point in time which is nearly too late; the last minute.
    • If she repented, though at the eleventh hour, it was not too late.1857, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 85, in The Virginians

Forms of 11th hour

plural11th hours

Questions about 11th hour

What is 11th hour the alternative form of?
11th hour is the alternative form of eleventh hour.

Words near 11th hour in the dictionary

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  3. 11th grade
  4. 11th grader
  5. 11th graders
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