Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the nick of time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: in- the nick- of -time
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

At the last possible moment; at the last minute.

Example Sentences

"He finished writing his paper and slid it under the door just in the nick of time."
"In the nick of time he lassoed with a trounce / the low-down villains who had stubbed our toes."
"Sir Frances stopped midrant, and just in the nick of time, for his next words would have been "veriest whipster,""
"Happily for the Lakers, who were mincemeat without him, Nash is back in the nick of time, with the Knicks, who walked all over them in New York two weeks ago, in town for a Christmas Day game."

Phrases

nick-of-time

Synonyms

eleventh hour under the wire just in time

Questions

What does in the nick of time mean?: At the last possible moment; at the last minute.

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