Meaning

2 senses
  1. Happening in the ninth inning of a baseball game.

  2. (idiomatic)Happening as late as possible, eleventh-hour.

Origin

In baseball, the ninth inning is the last period of the game.

In baseball, the ninth inning is the last period of the game.

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Forms

more ninth-inning, most ninth-inning
Comparativemore ninth-inning Lesson
Superlativemost ninth-inning Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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