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in the nick of time

phrase as in at the last possible moment

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The best he’ll do is trust they know he’s computed their running speed against the rate of the closing doors to ensure the humans make it in the nick of time.

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As it happened, Bernstein made good on his promise of filling up Shea and meeting Epstein’s expectations in the nick of time.

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She was reinstated in the nick of time to stand as a Labour candidate in last year's general election.

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BBC News later discovered from the alleged attackers that the company disconnected the internet from IT networks in the nick of time to stop the hackers from deploying ransomware and so causing even more disruption.

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The BBC later discovered from the criminals that the company disconnected the internet from IT networks in the nick of time to stop the hackers from deploying ransomware and so causing even more disruption.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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