At the Eleventh (11th) Hour (A Popular English Idiom) | Learn American English in 1 Minute a Day

At the eleventh hour (at the 11th hour) is a popular idiom that means to do something at the very last minute. Watch the video to find out all the details you need to know about it. At the eleventh hour meaning: At the last minute. At the 11th hour origin: Possibly from Mathew 20:9 in the Bible. In this story, each worker received a denarius (unit of currency) for a day of work, even those who started at hour 11 in a 12-hour day. At the eleventh hour examples: "That bank got bailed out by the government at the eleventh hour." "That meeting got called at the eleventh hour, right before I was getting ready to leave." ------------------------------------------ Another popular idiom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7JrDeWfaqo -------------------------------------------- Want to find out more? Check out: https://eslspeaking.org/american-english-idioms/ The Big Book of American Idioms: https://amzn.to/3o6YxZi https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ #idiomsinenglish #idioms #englishidiomsandphrases #learningenglishwithjackie #idiom ---------------------------------------- Learn English here: https://eslspeaking.org/confusing-words-in-english/ --------------------------------------- More idioms from @GrammarSongs by Melissa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUT_WSavAC8 --------------------------------------- Transcript for at the 11th hour: Hey everybody, this is Jackie from eslspeaking.org. So today's idiom is, at the 11th hour. At the 11th hour. It means at the last minute or the very, very last second. It might come from the Bible. There is a story about someone working all day, 12 hours and then getting one denarius, which is one day's pay. And someone starts working at the 11th hour, the end of the day and they also get one denarius, so the days pay, even though they only worked one hour. So that's where this might come from. Here are some examples, "They solved the problem at the 11th hour." It means they waited, waited, waited, and then fixed the problem at the last minute. If you like this video please hit like, subscribe, leave a comment, and say hello. I'd love to hear from you. Also, be sure to check out the Big Book of American idioms on Amazon.