Meaning of in the nick of time | Babel Free
Definitions
At the last possible moment; at the last minute.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
im letzten Augenblick
Ελληνικά
στο παρά πέντε
Español
en el último momento
Suomi
viime hetkessä
Français
juste à temps
Nederlands
op het nippertje
Polski
w samą porę
Português
no último instante
Русский
в последний момент
Türkçe
son anda
Examples
“He finished writing his paper and slid it under the door just in the nick of time.”
“In the nick of time he lassoed with a trounce / the low-down villains who had stubbed our toes.”
“Sir Frances stopped midrant, and just in the nick of time, for his next words would have been "veriest whipster,"”
“Happily for the Lakers, who were mincemeat without him, Nash is back in the nick of time, with the Knicks, who walked all over them in New York two weeks ago, in town for a Christmas Day game.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.