激烈的球赛要到最后一刻才见分晓，艰难的磋商要到最后一刻才见成败，两难的决定通常也到最后一刻才会做出。这种“最后的关键时刻”有个贴切的英文表达，就是the eleventh hour。
The eleventh hour is used to describe the final moments of a given event, or situation where change is still a possibility.