in the nick of time

المعنى

just before it becomes too late

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أمثلة

1. 1We reached the platform in the nick of time, just as the train doors were closing.
2. 2Her warning came in the nick of time; I nearly sent the wrong attachment.
3. 3With one second left before entries closed, Maya submitted her form in the nick of time.
4. 4Ben caught the falling vase in the nick of time, inches above the tiles.
5. 5The replacement battery arrived in the nick of time, seconds before our only camera stopped working.

القواعد

عبارة ظرفية ثابتة. تبقى in the nick of time كما هي؛ ويمكن أن تسبقها just.

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