just in time
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With the would-be tying run standing on first base and one out, Scott crashed hard on Geraldo Perdomo’s sacrifice bunt and zipped a throw across the diamond just in time for the out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
One day shy of four weeks, he can return just in time to give the Lakers a much-needed boost to close out a tough Rockets team.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Sunshine and warmth will return later this week but a change to more unsettled conditions looks likely, just in time for the bank holiday weekend.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Tatum has soared back to the peak of his powers just in time to lead the Celtics, tied 1-1 in their opening series with the Philadelphia 76ers, on another championship chase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
We got there just in time to see the men using a big crane to lift up the fifty-ton pedestal, swing it over the foundation, and lower it in place.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
