just in time

just in time

Immediately before the time at which something is due or is scheduled to begin or end. It took me a lot longer to do my taxes than I was expecting, but thankfully I managed to finish them just in time. Oh good—we're just in time to see the opening act perform.

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just in time

at the last possible time. He got to the meeting just in time. They had just started the topic he was supposed to talk about.

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