In one word: Torschlusspanik.
(Door+lock+panic.)
From Tor + Schluss + Panik, literally “gate-shut panic”. For safety reasons city gates used to be shut at nightfall (Torschluss, from Tor + Schluss), leaving latecomers no other choice than to stay outside, thereby exposing them to various dangers.
eleventh hour panic (the fear that time to act is running out)
Torschlusspanik ist ein schlechter Ratgeber.
- Torschlusspanik is a bad advisor.