in the nick of time

in the nick of time
adverb
at the last possible moment
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she was saved in the nick of time

Syn: ↑just in time

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JUST IN TIME, not a moment too soon, at the critical moment; N. Amer. informal under the wire.
nick

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in the nick of time
1. Just in time
2. At the critical moment
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Main Entry:nick
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in the nick of time see under ↑nick1
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Main Entry:time

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in the nick of time phrase
just in time to prevent something bad happening

The swimmers were rescued in the nick of time.

Thesaurus: in or on timesynonym
Main entry: nick

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only just in time

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in the nick of time
informal : just before the last moment when something can be changed or something bad will happen

He decided to go just in the nick of time.

The ambulance arrived in the nick of time.

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Main Entry:nick
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in the nick of time — see nick, 1
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Main Entry:time

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in the ˌnick of ˈtime idiom
(informal) at the very last moment; just in time before sth bad happens

They escaped from the smoke-filled house just in the nick of time.

Main entry:nickidiom

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