in the nick of time
Prepositional phrase
  1. (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.
Synonyms Translations
  • 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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