Which of the following statements correctly uses the idiom 'at the eleventh hour’ by substituting the highlighted words?
A. While organizing the event, we realized that we were running short of time.
B. The runner in the third place overtook the ones ahead of him at the last moment and won the race.
C. She believes in planning meticulously well in advance so that there is no exigency later.
D. He disturbed me late at night to inform me of his appointment as the Commissioner.

Correct option is C

The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (c) Only B is correct.
At the eleventh hour means "at the last possible moment before a deadline or before it is too late". (आखिरी समय पर)
Explanation:
· Statement B clearly conveys an action happening "at the last moment", making it a suitable replacement for the idiom.
· Statement A refers to "running short of time", which isn't the same as doing something "at the last moment".
· Statement C refers to planning in advance, which is opposite to the idiom's meaning.
· Statement D talks about a late hour, which is related to time of day, not urgency or deadline.
· Grammatical Rule Used: Idioms should replace phrases with identical meaning and similar context to retain the sentence’s structure.
· Example: The workers submitted the report at the eleventh hour.
�� Information Booster: The phrase comes from the Bible (Matthew 20:6), where workers were hired late in the day.