In the nick of time.
In the nick of time.
“In the nick of time”意味着在最后一刻,刚好在做某事变得不可能之前完成它。比如说,如果你在火车发车前一分钟到达车站,就可以说你是“In the nick of time”到达的。
He arrived in the nick of time to catch his flight.
他及时赶上了飞机。
She submitted her application in the nick of time.
她及时提交了申请。
Just in the nick of time, he managed to save the documents before the computer crashed.
在最后时刻,他成功地在电脑崩溃前保存了文件。