in
the
nick
of
time
adverb
1
only a few moments before it is still possible to get something done or avoid something bad from happening
- He arrives in the nick of time to catch his flight before the gate closes.
- The firefighter rescues the trapped cat from the burning building in the nick of time.
- They submit their project proposal just in the nick of time, minutes before the deadline.
- She called me in the nick of time, before I started worrying.
- In the nick of time, we managed to catch the last train.
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