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
She qualified for Medicaid, and just in the nick of time: A few weeks earlier, she had been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a chronic digestive disorder.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2020
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
“No, Boots! No, no! No jump!” said Gregor, catching her just in the nick of time.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
