arrive in the nick of time

arrive in the nick of time

To appear or reach a particular destination at the last possible moment before being too late. The two men were about to start swinging broken bottles at each other. Thankfully, the police arrived in the nick of time. I was worried I was going to miss the mailman, but I arrived home in the nick of time. You arrived in the nick of time—we're just about to start the show.

See also: arrive, nick, of, time

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