in the nick of time
中上級 (B2) informal
Just before it was too late.
"The firefighters arrived in the nick of time to save the building."
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Actually the Craziest Movie Ever Made
Kurtis Conner · 13:27
just in the nick of time as the building
Early Muslim Expansion Explained in 8 Hours - From Yarmouk to Tours
Kings and Generals · 142:11
reached down in the nick of time and heaved him up.
The Death of Antony & Cleopatra (30 B.C.E.)
Historia Civilis · 3:17
onto a deluded belief that they would appear up just in the nick of time.