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Definition of In the nick of time
1. Adverb. At the last possible moment. "She was saved in the nick of time"
Definition of In the nick of time
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) At the last possible moment; at the last minute. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of In The Nick Of Time
Literary usage of In the nick of time
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Through the Dark Continent: Or, The Sources of the Nile Around the Great by Henry Morton Stanley (1879)
"... The lost found — Dangerous disobedience — in the nick of time — A savage
captive — Music hath charms — In the haunts of Nature — A town of one street ..."
2. Sixty Years in California: A History of Events and Life in California by William Heath Davis (1889)
"... and Returns with them in the "Nick of Time"—The "Euphemia" Sold to the City
of San Francisco—The Vessel was Noted for Profitable Ventures and Good ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1855)
"It is reasonable to suppose, however, that it means opportunely, “ in the nick
of time :“ 4' When George in pudding time came o'er. ..."
4. Life with the Trotters by John Splan (1889)
"... turns up in the nick of time, and takes care of the horst—A mile in 2:10 at
Milwaukee, and then 2:06)4 at Chicago—Mattie Hunter, Sweetser, Gem, ..."
5. Life with the Trotters by John Splan (1889)
"... turns up in the nick of time, and takes care of the horse—A mile In 2:10 at
Milwaukee, and then 8:06J£ at Chicago—Mattie Hunter ..."
6. Through Masai Land: A Journey of Exploration Among the Snowclad Volcanic by Joseph Thomson (1885)
"That, however, was not to be, for just in the nick of time I made a dash sideways.
As my assailant passed, I delivered the contents of my rifle in its ..."
7. Through the Dark Continent: Or, The Sources of the Nile Around the Great by Henry Morton Stanley (1879)
"... The lost found — Dangerous disobedience — in the nick of time — A savage
captive — Music hath charms — In the haunts of Nature — A town of one street ..."
8. Sixty Years in California: A History of Events and Life in California by William Heath Davis (1889)
"... and Returns with them in the "Nick of Time"—The "Euphemia" Sold to the City
of San Francisco—The Vessel was Noted for Profitable Ventures and Good ..."
9. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1855)
"It is reasonable to suppose, however, that it means opportunely, “ in the nick
of time :“ 4' When George in pudding time came o'er. ..."
10. Life with the Trotters by John Splan (1889)
"... turns up in the nick of time, and takes care of the horst—A mile in 2:10 at
Milwaukee, and then 2:06)4 at Chicago—Mattie Hunter, Sweetser, Gem, ..."
11. Life with the Trotters by John Splan (1889)
"... turns up in the nick of time, and takes care of the horse—A mile In 2:10 at
Milwaukee, and then 8:06J£ at Chicago—Mattie Hunter ..."
12. Through Masai Land: A Journey of Exploration Among the Snowclad Volcanic by Joseph Thomson (1885)
"That, however, was not to be, for just in the nick of time I made a dash sideways.
As my assailant passed, I delivered the contents of my rifle in its ..."
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