☰

Popular Searches

mass national indian king union north

Dictionary

Example Word 1 Example Word 2 Example Word 3

Thesaurus

Example Synonym 1 Example Synonym 2 Example Synonym 3
Phrase info Synonyms Antonyms

in the nick of time

Speech parts

1. in the nick of time - Adverb

2. in the nick of time - Phrase

Meaning

at the last possible moment

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

just in time appropriate timely up to date last minute eleventh hour down to the wire timeous towardly Under the Wire just in the nick of time at the last minute at the right time right on schedule at the tail end
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

late recently tardy tardily behindhand ahead of time
Show all antonyms

Examples

she was saved in the nick of time Source: Internet

Hari and Dors are almost killed when they try to find what they suspect is a robot in the Mycogenian "temple", called the Sacratorium, until Hummin arrives in the nick of time to save them. Source: Internet

Knecht, Catherine de' Medici, 263. As usual, Catherine advised the king, who had fled the city in the nick of time, to compromise and live to fight another day. Source: Internet

He said there is “a complete rethink” among Republicans about the campaign strategy that is “absolutely needed and hopefully in the nick of time.” Source: Internet

Perhaps Finn could come up with a diagnosis in the nick of time and stop Thomas’ murder plot. Source: Internet

The couple made it into the delivery suite in the nick of time, with Ottilie born just eight minutes after the car park ticket was issued. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

in the nick of time

Close letter words and terms

in the new testament in the news in the nick in the night in the nip in the non-sexual sense