arrive [just] in the nick of time (to) [exp]

Meaning:

• to arrive at a place on time or at the right time.

Examples:

1. You have arrived just in the nick of time. They are handing out the food now.
2. The train would leave five minutes later. We arrived in the nick of time.
3. The firefighters got there in the nick of time to save the house from burning down.
4. She arrived in the nick of time to stop the argument from escalating.
5. They escaped from the collapsing building in the nick of time.
6. The hero always seems to save the day in the nick of time in action movies.
7. Our team submitted the project in the nick of time, avoiding penalties for late delivery.
8. The doctor came in the nick of time to administer the life-saving treatment.
9. He arrived at the train station in the nick of time and managed to board before the doors closed.