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It basically means Just in time.
Many years ago a students attendance was marked with a nick, or notch on a stick.
The saying " in the nick of time" meant, just in time to get counted.
At the last second. Example: I was begging to starve but in the nick of time, the Pizza man delivered our food.
In the nick of time means something happened just seconds before it needed to.
Something occurred just quick enough to prevent something negative from happening.
Example sentence:
Seeing the approaching vehicle, he sprinted toward the toddler and scooped her up in the nick of time.
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Where did the nick of time come from?
Around the 1580's the phrase in the nick meant in the cut or notch to mean at a precise moment in time. The phrase evolved to be in the nick of time. Nowadays the meaning has also evolved to mean at the last moment.At the last second. Example: I was begging to starve but in the nick of time, the pizza man delivered our food.
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What do we call the saying a nick in time means?
Just in time
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What does the saying in the nick of time'?
It basically means Just in time.Many years ago a students attendance was marked with a nick, or notch on a stick.The saying " in the nick of time" meant, just in time to get counted.At the last second. Example: I was begging to starve but in the nick of time, the Pizza man delivered our food.In the nick of time means something happened just seconds before it needed to.Something occurred just quick enough to prevent something negative from happening.Example sentence:Seeing the approaching vehicle, he sprinted toward the toddler and scooped her up in the nick of time.
What does in the nick of time mean in a sentence?
As the train quickly approached, the man grabbed the lady from the railroad tracks, just in the nick of time.
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cuz they feel like it
What is the duration of In the Nick of Time?
The duration of In the Nick of Time is 1.48 hours.
