eleventh hour
noun
: the latest possible time before it is too late
still making changes at the eleventh hour
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At the eleventh hour, the legislature then also imposed a requirement that all programs meet new enrollment guidelines; degrees with just a few students now will be eliminated.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Brittany tracked down four major ways provisions in this tax bill could affect Hoosiers.
UNDER THE DOME: The degree purge begins
Giving Braun total appointing power over the IU board of trustees wasn't the only higher-ed language slipped into the state budget in the eleventh hour.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
The budget reconciliation bill passed by the House on May 22 would cut taxes by an average of about $2,900 in 2026, according to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center that reflects eleventh hour changes to the measure.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Without more, the court can only conclude that defense counsel is using the volume of discovery measured in terabytes as a tactic to delay the proceeding at the eleventh hour simply for the sake of delay rather than a legitimate threat of prejudice to defendant’s substantial rights.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Brittany tracked down four major ways provisions in this tax bill could affect Hoosiers.
UNDER THE DOME: The degree purge begins
Giving Braun total appointing power over the IU board of trustees wasn't the only higher-ed language slipped into the state budget in the eleventh hour.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
The budget reconciliation bill passed by the House on May 22 would cut taxes by an average of about $2,900 in 2026, according to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center that reflects eleventh hour changes to the measure.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Without more, the court can only conclude that defense counsel is using the volume of discovery measured in terabytes as a tactic to delay the proceeding at the eleventh hour simply for the sake of delay rather than a legitimate threat of prejudice to defendant’s substantial rights.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
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“Eleventh hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eleventh%20hour. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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