# film at 11

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. The video footage of a breaking news story will be screened later that evening.
2. More information will follow in the future.
3. This news story (etc) is unsurprising, typical, or should be obvious: more at eleven.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see film, at, 11.

## Etymology
"11" means 11 o'clock. This phrase originated from the U.S. television news broadcasting industry, where the late evening news is traditionally broadcast at 11 o'clock. In short promotional advertisements during primetime, announcers provided tantalizing bits of a story and end with the phrase as a teaser to encourage viewers to continue watching.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/film-at-11