in the nick of time

English

Adverb

in the nick of time (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) At the last possible moment; at the last minute.

   He finished writing his paper and slid it under the door just in the nick of time.

Translations

at the last possible moment

Croatian: u zadnji čas (hr), u posljednji trenutak (hr) Dutch: op het nippertje Finnish: viime hetkessä (fi) French: juste en temps Icelandic: á síðustu stundu (is), nógu snemma (is), í tæka tíð (is) Portuguese: no (pt) último (pt) instante (pt)

Russian: в последний момент (ru) (v poslédnij momént) Spanish: en el último momento Swedish: i sista stund (sv), i elfte timmen  (sv), i sista ögonblicket (sv), i grevens tid (sv) Turkish: son anda (tr), (idiomatic) yumurta kapıya dayanınca (tr)

See also

• eleventh hour
• under the wire