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  1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › in-the-nick-of-timeIN THE NICK OF TIME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Meaning of in the nick of time in English. in the nick of time. idiom. Add to word list. at the last possible moment: We got there just in the nick of time. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Late. about time phrase. be/come/arrive late to the party idiom. behindhand. belated. delayed. eleventh. last. late adopter. late developer.

  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › in the nick of timeIn the nick of time Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Apr 11, 2024 · The meaning of IN THE NICK OF TIME is just before the last moment when something can be changed or something bad will happen. How to use in the nick of time in a sentence.

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  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › in-the-nick-of-timeDefinition of 'in the nick of time' - Collins Online Dictionary

    in the nick of time. phrase. If you say that something happens in the nick of time, you are emphasizing that it happens at the last possible moment. [emphasis] Seems we got here just in the nick of time. News of interest cuts came in the nick of time for borrowers. See full dictionary entry for nick.

  5. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › in-the-nick-of-timeIn The Nick Of Time - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase -...

    The ‘time’ in ‘the nick of time’ is rather superfluous, as nick itself refers to time. The first example of the use of the phrase as we now know it comes in Arthur Day’s Festivals, 1615: Even in this nicke of time, this very, very instant.

  6. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › in+the+nick+of+timeIn the nick of time - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    (informal) at the last possible moment; just in time: He got to the railway station in the nick of time. ♢ He remembered in the nick of time that his passport was in his coat pocket. See also: nick , of , time

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › in the nick of timeIn the nick of time - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

    Doing something in the nick of time means you almost missed the opportunity: you might catch your dropped phone in the nick of time, just before it falls in a lake, or fix an embarrassing mistake in your school newspaper in the nick of time, right before it's published online.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › in-the-nick-of-timeIN THE NICK OF TIME Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Also, just in time . At the last moment, as in The police arrived in the nick of time , or He got there just in time for dinner . The first term began life as in the nick and dates from the 1500s, when nick meant “the critical moment” (a meaning now obsolete).