Back end of a time estimate, 8 letters
It's almost past the deadline, 8 letters
Midnight tryst?, 8 letters
Oversleeper's excuse, 8 letters
Point near the deadline, 8 letters
Reason for getting in at dawn, say, 8 letters
Relatively recent time, 8 letters
Time near the end of a time range, 8 letters
Follower of an extra-long workday, 10 letters