al limite

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “at the limit”. Compare French à la limite. === Prepositional phrase === al limite Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see al,‎ limite. al limite della sopportazione ― at the limit of one's patience le 12 sono al limite ― 12 pm cuts it close (literally, “12 pm is at the limit”) in the last or extreme case; at best or at worst