in the nick of time

Example Sentences

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She escaped his grasp in the nick of time.

From Literature

I was the last to arrive, but I’d made it in the nick of time!

From Literature

A construction vehicle toppling, with its driver escaping a life-changing accident by jumping out just in the nick of time as Disney himself talks up how there have been very few accidents.

From Los Angeles Times

Thankfully, the ruckus in the henhouse had summoned Dr. Westminster back from his rounds; he came jogging in just in the nick of time.

From Literature

Again, Penelope stopped herself in the nick of time, for she could easily have added, “Imagine, trying to find my way to the zoo by following the smell of elephants!”

From Literature