Ninth-inning
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Happening in the ninth inning of a baseball game.
- 2 Happening as late as possible, eleventh-hour. idiomatic
"1921. Kenneth D. Cassidy, "Teaching Truck Salesmanship", Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Record. The result has been that some truck manufacturers already have gone into bankruptcy, while many are making a ninth-inning attempt at re-organization in a desperate attempt to ward off failure."
Example
More examples"1921. Kenneth D. Cassidy, "Teaching Truck Salesmanship", Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Record. The result has been that some truck manufacturers already have gone into bankruptcy, while many are making a ninth-inning attempt at re-organization in a desperate attempt to ward off failure."
Etymology
In baseball, the ninth inning is the last period of the game.
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