just in time | just in the nick of time
Meaning: If you do something just in time, or just in the nick of time, you do it just before time runs out.
For example:
- Jamie got his application form in just in time. If it had arrived a day later, it would've missed the deadline.
- I got to the station just in the nick of time and jumped on the train just as it was leaving.
Quick Quiz:
She got to the exam centre just in time. She was lucky she didn't get there
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