in the nick of time
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) At the last possible moment; at the last minute.
- He finished writing his paper and slid it under the door just in the nick of time.
- French: juste à temps
- Italian: all'ultimo momento, all'ultimo minuto
- Portuguese: no último instante
- Russian: в после́дний моме́нт
- Spanish: en el último momento
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