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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Perhaps confidence has been rediscovered just in the nick of time.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
But then, just in the nick of time, a most unlikely and unexpected rescuer appeared on March 12.
—Martin Schram, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2025
But after making it there just in the nick of time (no pun intended), Nicky ultimately caves to the pressure of the admittedly scary NYPD.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
But in the nick of time, Snow White recalls her mother’s advice to always remember people’s names.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
But then, just in the nick of time, a most unlikely and unexpected rescuer appeared on March 12.
—Martin Schram, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2025
But after making it there just in the nick of time (no pun intended), Nicky ultimately caves to the pressure of the admittedly scary NYPD.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
But in the nick of time, Snow White recalls her mother’s advice to always remember people’s names.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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 8 Apr. 2025.
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