Related Words for in the nick of time

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narrow escape
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
last minute
//x
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
close call
//
Phrase, Noun
last ditch
//
Phrase, Adjective
emergency
x/xx
Noun
split second
//x
Phrase, Noun
crunch time
//
Phrase, Noun
situational
xx/xx
Adjective
saving grace
/x/
Phrase, Noun
eleventh hour
x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
lifesaver
/xx
Noun
last resort
/x/
Phrase, Noun
momentary
/xxx
Adjective
near miss
//
Phrase, Noun
timing
/x
Noun
under pressure
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
narrowly
/xx
Adverb
timeliness
/xx
Noun
short time
//
Phrase, Noun
lifesaving
/xx
Noun
defining moment
x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
circumstance
/xx
Noun
panic button
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
surviving
x/x
Verb
time limit
//x
Phrase, Noun
suddenness
/xx
Noun
intervention
xx/x
Noun
temporarily
xx/xx
Adverb
opportune
xx/
Adjective
nanosecond
/xxx
Noun
situation
xx/x
Noun
imminent
/xx
Adjective
reprieve
x/
Noun
panicking
/xx
Noun
microsecond
/xxx
Noun
contextually
x/xxx
Adverb
precariously
x/xxx
Adverb
panic attack
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
in time
x/
Phrase, Noun
milliseconds
/xxx
Noun
silver lining
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
interruption
xx/x
Noun
successfully
x/xx
Adverb
extenuating
x/xxx
Adjective
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
miraculously
x/xxx
Adverb
happenstance
/xx
Noun
temporary
/xxx
Adjective
turning point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
in question
x/x
Phrase, Adjective
ended up
/x/
Phrase
quick fix
//
Phrase, Noun
critical
/xx
Adjective
close to
//
Phrase, Adverb
survival
x/x
Noun
relevance
/xx
Noun
providential
xx/x
Adjective
cut short
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
anticipatory
x/xxxx
Adjective
activation
xx/x
Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
again
x/
Adverb
age
/
Noun, Verb
airtime
/x
Noun
altitude
/xx
Noun
always
/x
Adverb
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
anvil
/x
Noun, Verb
anytime
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
appearance
x/x
Noun
approximate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
arrival
x/x
Noun
assay
/x
Noun, Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
ben
/
Name, Adverb, Adjective
bet
/
Verb, Noun
between
x/
Noun
billy
/x
Name
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bitter
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
blot
/
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
break
/
Verb, Noun
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
calendar
/xx
Noun, Verb
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
charlie
/x
Name
cheer
/
Noun, Verb
chip
/
Noun, Verb
chronological
xx/xx
Adjective
chronology
x/xx
Noun
cleavage
/x
Noun
clerical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
clip
/
Noun, Verb
clock
/
Noun, Verb
colorimetric
xxx/x
Adjective
combination
xx/x
Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
conjunction
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
continuance
x/xx
Noun
continuum
x/xx
Noun
cora
/x
Name
correctional
x/xx
Adjective
coup
/
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
dad
/
Noun, Verb
dan
/
Noun
data
/x
Noun
date
/
Noun, Verb
day
/
Noun, Verb
daylight saving
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
daylight savings
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
deadline
/x
Noun, Verb
decade
x/
Noun
delay
x/
Noun, Verb
dent
/
Noun, Verb
duration
//x
Noun
during
/x
Noun
embargo
x/x
Noun, Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
enzymatic
xx/x
Adjective
enzymic
xxx
Adjective
ephemera
x/xx
Noun
episode
/xx
Noun
epoch
/x
Noun, Verb
era
/x
Noun
eternity
x/xx
Noun
evening
/x
Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
fact
/
Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fold
/
Noun, Verb
following
/xx
Adjective, Noun
forever
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
fourth dimension
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fur
/
Noun, Verb
future
/x
Noun, Adjective
futurity
/xxx
Noun
gash
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gel
/
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
gouge
/
Noun, Verb
grading
/x
Noun
graze
/
Verb, Noun
greenwich mean time
/x//
Phrase, Noun
greenwich time
/x/
Name, Name
hand
/
Noun, Verb
happening
/xx
Adjective, Noun
hard time
//
Phrase, Noun
harm
/
Noun, Verb
harry
/x
Name, Verb
height
/
Noun
hereafter
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
history
/xx
Noun, Verb
hora
/x
Noun
hour
/x
Noun
hourly
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
hurry
/x
Noun, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
infinity
x/xx
Noun
innings
/x
Noun
installment
x/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
instant
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
instar
xx
Noun, Verb
intelligence
x/xx
Noun
interferon
xx/x
Noun
interim
/xx
Adjective, Noun
interval
/xx
Noun
jail
/
Noun, Verb
jake
/
Name, Adjective, Verb
jerry
/x
Name, Adjective
joe
/
Name
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
juncture
/x
Noun
junior
/x
Adjective, Noun
labeling
/xx
Noun
lang
/
Noun, Adjective
lange
/
Name
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
length
/
Noun, Verb
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lieu
/
Noun
life
/
Noun, Verb
lifetime
/x
Noun
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
linkage
/x
Noun
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
local time
/x/
Phrase, Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
lot
/
Noun, Verb
mal
/
Noun
mandate
/x
Noun, Verb
maturity
x/xx
Noun
max
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
me
/
Noun
meantime
/x
Noun, Adverb
meeting
/x
Noun
meter
/x
Noun, Verb
mike
/
Name, Verb
minute
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mix
/
Noun, Verb
mom
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
moment
/x
Noun
momentum
x/x
Noun
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
month
/
Noun
naik
/
Name
neck
/
Noun, Verb
need
/
Verb, Noun
never
/x
Adverb
nicked
/
Adjective
nickname
/x
Noun, Verb
nicky
/x
Name
night
/
Noun, Verb
nod
/
Noun, Verb
nonprofessional
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
notch
/
Noun, Verb
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
nowadays
/xx
Adverb
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb