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
OprahO-prə (English)Various
Achillesə-KIL-eez (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Tajeddigt-Northern African, Berber
RiinaREE:-nah (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
MilicaMEE-lee-tsah (Serbian, Croatian)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Raeleneray-LEENEnglish (Rare)