Nick-of-time
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Just-in-time. not-comparable
"So far, we’ve had a policy of nick-of-time delivery of critical weaponry, such as the Javelin and Stinger missiles that saved Kyiv at the beginning of the war and HIMARS, the rocket systems that turned the tide of war over the summer."
Example
More examples"So far, we’ve had a policy of nick-of-time delivery of critical weaponry, such as the Javelin and Stinger missiles that saved Kyiv at the beginning of the war and HIMARS, the rocket systems that turned the tide of war over the summer."
Etymology
From in the nick of time.
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