In the eleventh hour (4)

I believe the answer is:

late

(Other definitions for late that I've seen before include "Overdue; dead" , "near the end" , "Yet to arrive?" , "Tardy, slow" , "Dead or behind time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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