just in the nick of time
Example Sentences
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It built up those reserves just in the nick of time.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
The couple seemed to get their “I Dos” done just in the nick of time.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023
Wilkinson’s return on Tuesday was just in the nick of time.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2021
Knowing that they’re about to be trapped underground when the explosion is triggered, Neil lowers a rope to the Protagonist and Ives, and pulls them out just in the nick of time.
From Slate • Sep. 3, 2020
Sobered by the force of the rising tempest, I realized that I’d gotten down the trickiest ground just in the nick of time.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
