in the nick of time
at the very last moment;
just in time before sth bad happens
在最后一刻;紧要关头;恰是时候
①
The toast was about to burn, but I turned off the gas in the nick of time.
面包差点烤焦了,幸好我及时关了煤气。
②
We got there just in the nick of time. A minute later and she'd have left.
我们到的正是时候,再晚一分钟她可能就离开了。
补充几个关于time的表达:
buy time
拖延时间
in the course of time 总有一天;最后,终于
It is possible that in the course of time a cure for cancer will be found.
治疗癌症的方法终有一天能找到。
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