in the (very) nick of time
- in the (very) nick of time
*in the (very) nick of time
Fig. just in time; at the last possible instant; just before it's too late. (*Typically:
arrive \in the (very) nick of time
; get there \in the (very) nick of time
; happen \in the (very) nick of time
; reach something \in the (very) nick of time
; save someone \in the (very) nick of time.) •
The doctor arrived in the nick of time. The patient's life was saved.
•
I reached the airport in the very nick of time and made my flight.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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