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in the nick of time — at the last possible moment; just in time to avoid disaster or failure

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: at the last possible moment; just in time to avoid disaster or failure

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪn ðə nɪk əv taɪm/

Korean meaning: 아슬아슬한 순간에, 간발의 차이로, 위기일발에

Korean pronunciation: 인 더 **닉** 어브 **타**임

Example Sentences

  • The pizza delivery guy arrived in the nick of time - I was about to eat my own shoe from hunger!
  • He submitted his thesis in the nick of time, literally seconds before the deadline.
  • The superhero always saves the city in the nick of time, which makes you wonder what he was doing before that.

in the nick of time

NOUN

//ɪn ðə nɪk əv taɪm//

at the last possible moment; just in time to avoid disaster or failure

in the nick of time concept
💡 Concept

at the last possible moment; just in time to avoid disaster or failure

in the nick of time rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Be quick of time with that final click of time!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪn ðə nɪk əv taɪm/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪn ðə nɪk əv taɪm/

🌳Etymology

Origin

'nick'은 원래 '작은 홈이나 자국'을 의미했는데, 시간의 정확한 지점을 나타내는 비유적 표현으로 발전했습니다. 17세기부터 '정확한 순간'이라는 뜻으로 사용되기 시작했어요.

🎵Rhyme

quick of timetrick of timeclick of time
quick of time
trick of time
click of time

🔗Collocations

arrive in the nick of time
rescue in the nick of time
save in the nick of time
finish in the nick of time
escape in the nick of time
catch in the nick of time

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“The pizza delivery guy arrived in the nick of time - I was about to eat my own shoe from hunger!”

“He submitted his thesis in the nick of time, literally seconds before the deadline.”

😄 Fun example

“The superhero always saves the city in the nick of time, which makes you wonder what he was doing before that.”

“The firefighters arrived in the nick of time to prevent the building from collapsing.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

just in timeat the last momentbarely in timeby a whiskerat the eleventh hour

Antonyms

too lateway too earlyahead of time

Related

close callnarrow escapelast-minutecritical momentdeadline

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