ninth-inning

形容词 adj.
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形容词 adj.
  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.

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