eleventh hour

The latest possible time, as in We turned in our report at the eleventh hour. This term is thought to allude to the parable of the laborers (Matthew 20:1-16), in which those workers hired at the eleventh hour of a twelve-hour working day were paid the same amount as those who began in the first hour. [Early 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gorou	go-ṙo:	Japanese
Attenborough	['ætnbərə]
Yevdokiya	yev-dah-KEE-yah, eev-dah-KEE-yah	Russian
Ioannu	-	Old Church Slavic
Agate	['eigət]
Gianpiero	jahn-PYE-ro	Italian