"ninth-inning" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ninth-inning [comparative], most ninth-inning [superlative]
Etymology: In baseball, the ninth inning is the last period of the game. Head templates: {{en-adjective}} ninth-inning (comparative more ninth-inning, superlative most ninth-inning)
  1. (baseball) Happening in the ninth inning of a baseball game. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-ninth-inning-en-adj-CkKBnOqw Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (idiomatic) Happening as late as possible, eleventh-hour. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ninth-inning-en-adj-u6VR3sMU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
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      "form": "more ninth-inning",
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    },
    {
      "form": "most ninth-inning",
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        "Happening in the ninth inning of a baseball game."
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        "(baseball) Happening in the ninth inning of a baseball game."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1921. Kenneth D. Cassidy, \"Teaching Truck Salesmanship\", Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Record.\nThe 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."
        },
        {
          "text": "2011, November 11. Krystal Peak, \"Zynga wants stock back, calls company meritocracy\", Vator News.\nBut we can chalk a lot of this ninth-inning scramble to the fact that Zynga issued 33 million in new stock for the 2010, which was just too much to offer out so early in the game."
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        "Happening as late as possible, eleventh-hour."
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        "(idiomatic) Happening as late as possible, eleventh-hour."
      ],
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          "text": "1921. Kenneth D. Cassidy, \"Teaching Truck Salesmanship\", Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Record.\nThe 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."
        },
        {
          "text": "2011, November 11. Krystal Peak, \"Zynga wants stock back, calls company meritocracy\", Vator News.\nBut we can chalk a lot of this ninth-inning scramble to the fact that Zynga issued 33 million in new stock for the 2010, which was just too much to offer out so early in the game."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "(idiomatic) Happening as late as possible, eleventh-hour."
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