The idiom “just in the nick of time” means something happened at the last possible moment, just before it was too late. 📍For example, if someone enters their home just as the gate closes, stopping the police from getting in, you could say, 🗣️“They made it inside just in the nick of time!” 📍In a professional context, if someone completes all their tasks just before the deadline, you might say, 🗣️“You finished those reports just in the nick of time!” 💡implying they barely met the deadline but