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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However, unlike the vast majority of those who owe their survival to an individual or consortium arriving in the nick of time and settling debts, fan power ultimately rescued Wrexham.
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Just in the nick of time, a flash of blue light blasts Rio to the side.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Laila's Legacy Animal Rescue, a nonprofit focused on helping to rehome homeless animals and those in shelters regardless of behavioral or physical challenges, stepped up in the nick of time, pulling the dog Ivy out of an animal shelter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
However, unlike the vast majority of those who owe their survival to an individual or consortium arriving in the nick of time and settling debts, fan power ultimately rescued Wrexham.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Just in the nick of time, a flash of blue light blasts Rio to the side.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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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 22 Dec. 2024.
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