Complete Definition of "in the nick of time"

English

Adverb
in the nick of time

  1. idiom: 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.

Translations

Dutch: op het nippertje
French: juste à temps
mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|no t+|pt|último t+|pt|instante
Russian: t-|ru|в по�ледний момен�|trv poslédnij momént|scCyrl
Spanish: en el último momento

See also
eleventh hour

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