in the nick of time
idiom
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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Just in the nick of time, a flash of blue light blasts Rio to the side.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
The crew arrived in the nick of time because the man's sailboat became disabled and began taking on water off the Florida coast in Sanibel Island.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Well, the weekend is here again − just in the nick of time.
—John Riley, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
These three drivers have already made the most of their opportunities by making the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, just in the nick of time.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
The crew arrived in the nick of time because the man's sailboat became disabled and began taking on water off the Florida coast in Sanibel Island.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Well, the weekend is here again − just in the nick of time.
—John Riley, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
These three drivers have already made the most of their opportunities by making the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, just in the nick of time.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for in the nick of time
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“In the nick of time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20nick%20of%20time. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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