Synonyms for in the nick of time
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : nik |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɪk |
Définition of in the nick of time
Origin :- 1520s, "to make a notch in," from nick (n.). Sense of "to steal" is from 1869, probably from earlier slang sense of "to catch, take unawares, arrest" (1620s). The precise sense connection is unclear. Related: Nicked; nicking.
- adv at the last possible moment
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- a few times
- a little a time
- a little at a time
- a little at time
- a little time
- a number of times
- a short time ago
- a single time
- a thousand times
- actual time
- aforetime
- aftertime
- ahead its time
- ahead of its time
- ahead of time
- ahead time
- air time
- all the time
- all the time in the world
- all time
- all-time
- all time low
- all-time low
- all times
- another time
- at a later time
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- at one time
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- bad-time
- bad time
- badly timed
- be timeless
- behind the times
- behind time
- betimes
- bide time
- big-time
- breakfast time
- by that time
- by the time mentioned
- by this time
- bygone times
- call time
- called time
- Christmastime
- consume time
- coordinated universal time
- crunch time
- daylight savings time
- daytime
- daytime drama
- daytime serial
- daytime soap
- dead time
- double time
- double-time
- downtime
- during the time
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- during time
- end of time
- end time
- endless time
- fill time
- filling time
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- foretime
- fritter away time
- from time to time
- gain time
- gave a hard time
- gave hard time
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- good times
- goof-off time
- Greenwich Mean Time
- gridiron pastime
- had a bad time
- had bad time
- had good time
- had no time for
- haddest a good time
- haddest good time
- hadst a good time
- hadst bad time
- hadst good time
- hard-time
- hard time
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- harvest-time
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- has a bad time
- has a good time
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- hast no time for
- hath a good time
- have a bad time
- have a good time
- have no time for
- high time
- idle away time
- idled away time
- ill-timed
- illtimed
- in a short time
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- in intervening time
- in meantime
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- in no time
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- in the intervening time
- in the meantime
- in the nick of time
- in the nick time
- in the time
- in the time of
- in time
- in time come
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- in times gone by
- in times past
- International Atomic Time
- it about time
- it's about time
- it's time
- it time
- its about time
- its time
- just in the nick of time
- just in time
- keep time with
- keeping time with
- keeps time with
- kept time with
- kill time
- killing time
- lapse of time
- lapse time
- lead time
- let off this time
- let off time
- let this time
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- lets off time
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- letted this time
- letted time
- letting off this time
- letting this time
- letting time
- lifetime
- lunchtime
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- many a time
- many times
- marine/maritime
- maritime
- mark time
- marking time
- marks time
- meantime
- mistimed
- more maritime
- most maritime
- nick of time
- nighttime
- nighttime soap
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- not give time of day
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- of time
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- old-time
- old time
- old-time country rock
- old-time religion
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- olden times
- oldtime
- on one own time
- on one's own time
- on one's time
- on one time
- on ones own time
- on ones time
- on own time
- on time
- once a lifetime
- once in a lifetime
- once-in-a-lifetime
- once in lifetime
- once upon a time
- one at a time
- one more time
- one own sweet time
- one's own sweet time
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- one time before
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- ones sweet times
- onetime
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- oversentimental
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- part-time job earning
- part time job earning
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- parttime job earning
- parttime job earnings
- pass the time
- pass time
- passed the time
- passed time
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- pastime
- period of time
- play for time
- playtime
- presentiment
- quick time
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- race against time
- rack time
- ragtime
- ravages of time
- running out of time
- sack time
- sentiment
- sentimental
- serving time
- short time
- small-time
- some time ago
- sometime
- sometimes
- spare time
- start time
- take one own sweet time
- take one's own sweet time
- take one's sweet time
- take one's time
- take one sweet time
- take one time
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- take ones sweet time
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- taking one's time
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- taking ones sweet time
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- taking the time
- taking time
- taking time out
- teatime
- the time
- this time
- time
- time after time
- time allotment
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- time deposit
- time frame
- time gap
- time immemorial
- time off
- time out
- time to burn
- time to chill
- time to kill
- time up the river
- time warp
- time was
- time wasted
- time-wasting
- time-worn
- timeless
- timely
- timemarker
- timepiece
- timer
- timetable
- timeworn
- two-time
- two-timer
- Universal Coordinated Time
- Universal Time Coordinated
- untimely
- untimely end
- waste time
- while away the time
- wintertime
- with time to spare
- World Time
- Z time
- z times
- zone time
- ZULU Time
- zulu times
- dornick
- finicking
- finicky
- in nick of time
- in nick time
- in the nick time
- just in the nick of time
- knick-knack
- knick knack
- knick knacks
- knick-knacks
- knickers
- knickknack
- nick
- nick joint
- nick of time
- nicked
- nickel
- nickel-and-dime
- nickel cadmium battery
- nickel up
- nickeled
- nickeling
- nickelled
- nickelling
- nickels and dimes
- nicker
- nickered
- nickerer
- nickering
- nickles and dimes
- nickname
- nicknamed
- nicknames
- nicknaming
- panicked
- panicking
- panicky
- persnickety
- Saint Nick
- snick
- snicker
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