Definition of 'in the nick of time'
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See full dictionary entry for nickIf you say that something happens in the nick of time, you are emphasizing that it happens at the last possible moment.
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in the nick of time in British English
at the last possible moment; at the critical moment
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in the nick of time in American English
in the nick of time
at the last possible moment, when it is almost too late
She woke up in the nick of time and raised the alarm.
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