eleventh-hour decision



eleventh-hour decision

Fig. a decision made very late in a process, or at the last possible moment. Eleventh-hour decisions are seldom satisfactory. The president's eleventh-hour decision was made in a great hurry, but it turned out to be correct.
See also: decision

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vaast-Flemish, Norman, Picard
Oddmund-Norwegian
Cheriseshə-REESEnglish
BrittnyBRIT-neeEnglish (Modern)
MelMELEnglish
Eleftheria-Greek