none too soon
idiom
: just before something happens : just in time
The firefighters reached the burning house none too soon.
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And none too soon—as the synthetic biology revolution creates more demand for recombinant proteins, the industry desperately needs to close the supply chain gap caused by manufacturing bottlenecks.
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John Cumbers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
According to Dorothy Cochrane, curator in the aeronautics department at the National Air and Space Museum, the honor comes none too soon.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2022
The investment comes none too soon: Underserved immigrants and communities of color are among the populations who are least able to handle what’s coming next.
—Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
According to Rasch, the availability of such solutions comes none too soon.
—Judith Magyar, Forbes, 15 July 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic led President Biden to recreate a position at the White House’s National Security Council to oversee global health security — and none too soon, since the man in the position, Raj Panjabi, is now in charge of the White House’s response to monkeypox.
—Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 3 June 2022
The spotlight comes none too soon for St. John, an actor-director who — like so many Black filmmakers before and since — found his artistic road run out all too quickly.
—Nicolas Rapold, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2022
The wait is ending, and none too soon.
—Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2022
And the fulfillment of the dream comes none too soon for the Mingei, which boasts a collection of more than 8,500 objects.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2021
John Cumbers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
According to Dorothy Cochrane, curator in the aeronautics department at the National Air and Space Museum, the honor comes none too soon.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2022
The investment comes none too soon: Underserved immigrants and communities of color are among the populations who are least able to handle what’s coming next.
—Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
According to Rasch, the availability of such solutions comes none too soon.
—Judith Magyar, Forbes, 15 July 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic led President Biden to recreate a position at the White House’s National Security Council to oversee global health security — and none too soon, since the man in the position, Raj Panjabi, is now in charge of the White House’s response to monkeypox.
—Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 3 June 2022
The spotlight comes none too soon for St. John, an actor-director who — like so many Black filmmakers before and since — found his artistic road run out all too quickly.
—Nicolas Rapold, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2022
The wait is ending, and none too soon.
—Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2022
And the fulfillment of the dream comes none too soon for the Mingei, which boasts a collection of more than 8,500 objects.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2021
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