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just in the nick of time





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It built up those reserves just in the nick of time.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

But with just over a minute remaining and USC on the ropes, Williams delivered one of his best throws of the season, just in the nick of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2022

Monday’s decision “comes just in the nick of time for the Dixie Valley toads, which are staring down the barrel of extinction,” said Patrick Donnelly, the center’s Great Basin director.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022

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

We shoved the rockets into the bag and the bag under the bed and got the edges of Bobby Gene’s comforter pulled down just in the nick of time.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon




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