in the nick of time
/ɪn ðə ˌnɪk əv ˈtaɪm/NEUTRAL · B2
SA FILIPINOMALAPIT NA KATUMBAS
sakto sa oras
Kahulugan
just before it becomes too late
Bago pa tuluyang mahuli ang lahat.
Mga halimbawa
- 1We reached the platform in the nick of time, just as the train doors were closing.
- 2Her warning came in the nick of time; I nearly sent the wrong attachment.
- 3With one second left before entries closed, Maya submitted her form in the nick of time.
- 4Ben caught the falling vase in the nick of time, inches above the tiles.
- 5The replacement battery arrived in the nick of time, seconds before our only camera stopped working.
Grammar
Isang fixed adverbial phrase. Hindi binabago ang in the nick of time, at maaaring ilagay ang just bago nito.
Kahawig ang kahulugan
Iba pang idiom tungkol sa oras
Lahat ng 20 idiom at ang quiz ng paksa →better late than nevermas mabuting gawin nang huli kaysa hindi gawintime fliesparang napakabilis lumipas ng oras o ng mga taonat the drop of a hatagad-agad, kahit kaunti lang ang udyokaround the clockwalang tigil, araw man o gabiagainst the clockmagmadali para matapos bago ang taningat the crack of dawnnapakaaga, sa unang liwanag ng umaga
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