English Explanatory Dictionary

ninth-inning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Happening in the ninth inning of a baseball game.
  2. Happening as late as possible, eleventh-hour.

Word forms

ninth-inning more ninth-inning most ninth-inning

Etymology

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

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