nick

See: IN THE NICK OF TIME.

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[in the nick of time] {adv. phr.} Just at the right time; barely soon enough; almost too late. * /The doctor arrived in the nick of time to save the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[Nick] See: [FULL OF THE OLD NICK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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