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in the nick of time
at the last possible moment. We got there just in the nick of time. A minute later and she'd have left.
See also: time

Old Nick (British & Australian, old-fashioned, humorous)

the Devil (= the enemy of God in the Christian religion). In his latest film, he plays a gambler who sells his soul to Old Nick in return for winning a fortune.
See also: old

(just) in the nick of time
at the last possible moment. A man walking his dog saw her fall into the river and pulled her out just in the nick of time.
See also: time

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