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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The rebels rescued June and the other Handmaids (plus Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia!) from the noose in the nick of time, having already killed a majority of the Commanders after Serena’s (Yvonne Strahovski’s) grotesque wedding.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 May 2025
Firefighters rescued three people in the nick of time from a sinking boat in the East River on Tuesday night, the FDNY said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Dastardly arms dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) sought the Rabbit's Foot — also referred to as the Anti-God — in the hopes of selling it to terrorist groups, but of course, Ethan and his IMF team stopped him in the nick of time.
—EW.com, 24 May 2025
There were further chances in a similar vein, with final balls just being too heavy or the move being snuffed out in the nick of time, but City were relentless and continued to dominate possession.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 May 2025
Firefighters rescued three people in the nick of time from a sinking boat in the East River on Tuesday night, the FDNY said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Dastardly arms dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) sought the Rabbit's Foot — also referred to as the Anti-God — in the hopes of selling it to terrorist groups, but of course, Ethan and his IMF team stopped him in the nick of time.
—EW.com, 24 May 2025
There were further chances in a similar vein, with final balls just being too heavy or the move being snuffed out in the nick of time, but City were relentless and continued to dominate possession.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the nick of time
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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 7 Jun. 2025.
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