A decision made at the last possible moment or opportunity. I was shocked that they reached an eleventh-hour decision after weeks of squabbling.See also: 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