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1 in the nick of time
(at the last possible moment; just in time: He arrived in the nick of time.) juste à temps -
2 arrive
arrive [ə'raɪv](a) (person, train, aeroplane etc) arriver;∎ I've just arrived j'arrive à l'instant;∎ as soon as you arrive dès votre arrivée, dès que vous arriverez;∎ as soon as he arrived dès son arrivée;∎ he arrived in the nick of time il est arrivé juste à temps;∎ the first post arrives at eight o'clock le premier courrier est à huit heures;∎ the baby arrived three weeks early le bébé est arrivé ou est né avec trois semaines d'avance;∎ to arrive on the scene survenir;∎ to arrive unexpectedly survenir, arriver à l'improviste;∎ the time has arrived for us to take action, the time for action has arrived le moment est venu pour nous d'agir∎ you know you've really arrived when… on sait qu'on a vraiment réussi le jour où…;∎ she finally arrived after years of singing in backstreet bars elle connut enfin le succès après avoir chanté pendant des années dans des bars miteux∎ we finally arrived at the conclusion that... nous en sommes finalement arrivés à la conclusion que...∎ they finally arrived at a price ils se sont finalement mis d'accord sur un prix
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in the nick of time — adverb at the last possible moment she was saved in the nick of time • Syn: ↑just in time * * * JUST IN TIME, not a moment too soon, at the critical moment; N. Amer. informal under the wire. → nick * * * in the nick of time 1. Just in t … Useful english dictionary
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