| 单词 | in the nick of time |
| 例句 | He was rescued in the nick of time by a patient across the aisle who began to see everything twice. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We shoved the rockets into the bag and the bag under the bed and got the edges of Bobby Gene’s comforter pulled down just in the nick of time. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z All very well and good that the hero came in the nick of time to grind the coffee. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Schillinger jumped out of the way in the nick of time, pulling little Edward to safety. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She leaps aside just in the nick of time. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “But I did manage to call your parents Uncle and Auntie in the nick of time.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Me, Maria Virginia Farinango, world-famous lock picker, the expert who flies around the globe, opening locks in the nick of time. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She only sends Christmas cards, which generally get here just in the nick of time for Easter. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “America’s finest coming in the nick of time,” Ben shouted as his father hummed the Marine Corps hymn. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time the police launched a raid into the neighbourhood my mother by some miracle would manage to escape in the nick of time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sobered by the force of the rising tempest, I realized that I’d gotten down the trickiest ground just in the nick of time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z To say I make it in the nick of time is an understatement. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I think I came just in the nick of time. You know you have only to tell me what to do.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “No, Boots! No, no! No jump!” said Gregor, catching her just in the nick of time. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As she was about to put her full body weight on the rope—which would have pulled Beidleman off—Mike Groom intervened in the nick of time and gently scolded her for being so impatient. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z See a shrink. in the nick of time. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She found she was becoming dissatisfied with the way things just happened in the nick of time. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "Mr. Faisal says you two saved his life and saved his store. He says you warned him about the crowd, just in the nick of time. And then held them off until we came." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z My cup arrived in the nick of time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Bors had managed to find him at an abbey, during his two days’ absence, and now he came back in the nick of time to fight Sir Mador for the Queen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "I got there right in the nick of time before we had to start picking up drama pilots," Greenblatt said on a conference call. NBC overhauls TV schedule with 12 new scripted shows 2011-05-15T20:22:26Z This one I don’t miss, steering onto those fast lanes just in the nick of time, as everybody in the regular ones slows to a serpentine slither. Driven to drive to Raleigh, N.C. For fans of its mostly Tuscan menu, it’s in the nick of time: A fire on Christmas morning caused the East Village location to be closed temporarily. Violet Opens, With Rhode Island-Inspired Pizza From Matthew and Emily Hyland 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z These magical contrivances emerge conveniently and just in the nick of time to serve nothing beyond plot utility. On Loony Island, a Malignant Priest Strips Mental Patients of Free Will 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Just in the nick of time, I predict we will experience a great and glorious global moment of D’oh! Needed: Global moment of Doh! 2012-08-08T00:00:00Z They escape just in the nick of time before Brandon can begin carving her up like a Thanksgiving turkey. "Fringe" recap: Two worlds collide 2010-12-03T13:30:00Z And just in the nick of time; it closes on Saturday. Weekend Miser: Noël Coward Exhibition; Habana Outpost Film Screenings 2012-08-16T21:56:28Z The sale was halted in the nick of time. Perspective | Best visual art of 2020: Sublime Degas, spellbinding El Greco, Dorothea Lange and a defining video for our time 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z “I didn’t want to be continually rejected. I was right at the doorway of believing I couldn’t do anything else when this came around. It was right in the nick of time.” The Liberation of Lizzy Caplan 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z By the time this thing makes it to the big screen, of course, we see Julia Roberts being rescued from the gas chamber just in the nick of time. Why James Cameron keeps getting that sinking feeling 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Of course we returned the next day — and just in the nick of time. In Edinburgh, ‘Local’ Sometimes Means ‘From Mother’s Garden’ 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z You engage with the characters, but only in the nick of time. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky; Icarus at the Edge of Time; Don Giovanni 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z "It's wonderful and it's got the same feeling as St Pancras of being rescued from oblivion in the nick of time," he says grinning with delight ahead of today's public opening. Making a splash: newly restored Kentish Town baths reopen 2010-07-26T17:50:00Z It seems Gilligan got this project just in the nick of time, as both actors have aged and thickened in expected, yet anachronistic, ways. Review | Whatever happened to Jesse Pinkman? Thanks to ‘El Camino,’ now we know. 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Then, in the nick of time, Silas arrived at 11:31 p.m. Identical twin sisters unexpectedly give birth to sons on same day 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z “We locked it down right in the nick of time.” ‘Babylon’ and the Case of the Missing Bob Haircut 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z And cheered as Meyer turned up in the nick of time to save her. The Killing: episodes 15 and 16 2011-03-12T23:00:00Z “The Doomsday Clock has been moved to two and a half minutes before midnight. And this award came just in the nick of time,” she said. SAG Awards 2017: Acceptance Speeches Grow Pointedly Political 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Characters turn up “in the nick of time” and the publication of a history book becomes “a complete fiasco,” an event presumably worse than a fiasco of the incomplete variety. Who Really Discovered America? 2011-06-03T16:52:04Z But help always pops up in the nick of time. Hygge and Kisses 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Thus, in countless novels, while the bad guy blabs on, either the hero frees himself or help arrives in the nick of time. Spoiler alert: Jack Reacher survives, but the 19th Lee Child novel is fascinating Machinery fails and is repaired in the nick of time. Review: ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Sticks to Its Brand. That’s Not Necessarily Bad. 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z After two denials, the orchestra retained a lawyer and got the decision reversed in the nick of time — but only after considerable expense. A Bridge Over Musicians? Visa Barrier Into the U.S. 2010-03-16T21:51:00Z He's been swimming in the Serpentine but makes it back in the nick of time, his hair still damp. Tristan und Isolde in widescreen 2010-09-21T20:29:00Z Then, just in the nick of time, a confidential source or secret document arrives. ‘Hack Attack,’ About a Rupert Murdoch Paper’s Trials, by Nick Davies 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z After searching for five months, Espinoza found implants in the nick of time for her scheduled operation. Beauty-obsessed Venezuelans hunt for scarce makeup, implants 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Things clearly had to change — and with the enforced pause of the pandemic, the opportunity has now arrived in the nick of time. How to Birth a New American Theater 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Luckily, I was an athlete in high school and college and I was able to outrun the mob just in the nick of time. 'Freedom Riders': The fight to end segregation 2010-12-21T17:39:15Z From Chelsea through Camden and Shoreditch to the docks, there are terraces, mews and warehouses saved in the nick of time from the bulldozer, offering acceptable homes for rich and poor. Excalibur's castles built from postwar dreams must not be demolished 2011-01-06T21:00:04Z Ms. Witherspoon rattles off sections of the penal code and figures out what’s really going on just in the nick of time. Review: In ‘Hot Pursuit,’ Sofia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon on the Run 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z And when they succeed in stopping the train – in the nick of time – Bobbie falls down in a dead faint. E Nesbit's classic The Railway Children accused of 'plagiarism' 2011-03-21T14:40:53Z Fortunately, Fiz was diagnosed just in the nick of time, and after a night in a hyperbaric chamber was deemed to be in tip-top cerebral condition. Eastenders: Dodgy Derek is brown bread 2013-01-12T06:00:00Z The most advanced climb to the top, then drop, head first, only to catch themselves by squeezing the pole with their legs in the nick of time. Pole dancing has come out of the strip clubs ... and become an event for the whole family. Is this progress? He does, though, immediately hurling the action to Snipes as he races and slides toward home, slinging his leg inside just in the nick of time. The Top 10 Baseball Films of All Time 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The couple seemed to get their “I Dos” done just in the nick of time. Tish Cyrus marries Dominic Purcell, with Miley Cyrus serving as a bridesmaid 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z The teen, who said they’re “escaping Texas in the nick of time,” said California’s protection for gender-affirming care was one of the main factors in their decision on where to go for college. States that protect transgender health care now try to absorb demand 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z “Right at that time, things got crazy, the wind started picking up,” said Kapu, who added that they got out “in the nick of time.” Maui wildfire death toll rises to 36, with more than 270 structures damaged 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z An emergency airlift got him to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the nick of time. Air ambulance service more vital than ever 90 years on 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z "We escaped just in the nick of time. If we hadn't, we would be dead." Manipur: Broken dreams and burnt homes after India ethnic clashes 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z As for me, I usually arrive in the nick of time, but I’m never early. L.A. Affairs: I was wild, and he was a mountain man. Could we make magic together? 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Andrew is later shown with a grown Wen, their family having averted disaster in the nick of time. At times, 'Knock at the Cabin' made the book's author want to 'run out of the theater' 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The researchers believe the rapidity of those pulses produced the atmospheric changes in the nick of time to create a column of hot air that favors electric discharge. Laser-guided lightning rod takes Ben Franklin invention to new heights 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z In a normal year, consumers would most likely receive their items in the nick of time, before the celebrations begin. Holiday Shoppers and Shipping Companies Are Keeping a Close Eye on the Storm 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Though they planned to marry at the end of 2020, they spontaneously wed on a trip to Cancun with friends in 2019 — in the nick of time before the pandemic hit. First came love, then a fiddle-leaf fig and a bustling plant store 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z But with just over a minute remaining and USC on the ropes, Williams delivered one of his best throws of the season, just in the nick of time. Stingy defense comes through: Takeaways from USC's win over Oregon State 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z So I can appreciate how overdue this Emmy nomination feels and really just in the nick of time before the series ends. Where does Kim end up after 'Better Call Saul'? Rhea Seehorn reveals her theory 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Though they planned to marry at the end of 2020, they spontaneously wed on a trip to Cancun with their friends in 2019 — in the nick of time before the pandemic hit. First came love, then a fiddle-leaf fig and a bustling plant store 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z “This agreement comes just in the nick of time to save this little toad from extinction,” he said. Geothermal plant wins appeal but pauses Nevada construction 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z And lo and behold, Dish appears to be lighting up its 5G service in the nick of time — but there’s an awful lot still up in the air. Dish says it launched 5G service the day before it faces millions of dollars in fines 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Monday’s decision “comes just in the nick of time for the Dixie Valley toads, which are staring down the barrel of extinction,” said Patrick Donnelly, the center’s Great Basin director. Nevada toad declared endangered at site of geothermal plant 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Believe me when I say that the arrival of Bear — because what else is a guy who thinks window-washing is a great gift going to name him? — came just in the nick of time. L.A. Affairs: Being a trans man means writing my own love language 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z In that case, perhaps the Bills have found their running game in the nick of time. Bills’ running game giving offense late-season new dimension 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Dozens of phone calls were made, and the Chippewas-Cougars tilt came together in the nick of time — less than four days before the opening whistle. Finally, with two football teams in El Paso, Sun Bowl is ready to kickoff with WSU Cougars and Central Michigan ready to play 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z When a fierce early-season storm drenched parts of Northern California last month, some experts said it was in the nick of time. October's torrential rains brought some drought relief, but California's big picture still bleak 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z “Father Christmas Is Back,” and just in the nick of time, in this 2021 holiday comedy. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Red Notice,’ ‘Dexter,’ the CMAs and more 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Producing Artistic Director Ben Guillory said the grant money came in the nick of time for the 27-year-old company, which takes its inspiration from the late singer, activist and actor Paul Robeson. 90 L.A. arts groups got $36 million in pandemic relief. Here's how some are spending it 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Wilkinson’s return on Tuesday was just in the nick of time. Eddie Jackson, Elijah Wilkinson make timely return to Bears 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z In past years, the Army National Guard would often meet its goal in the nick of time, just before the end of the fiscal year in September. Capitol deployment costs could curb National Guard operations 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z “And this has been in the works long before Framber got injured … so I’m just glad that we got it done. And it was in the nick of time.” Odorizzi excited to play alongside Greinke with Astros 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Eduardo was 35, and severely immunocompromised due to Aids, so Ramírez, their family and friends had anxiously watched the state’s chaotic vaccine rollout, hoping his turn would come in the nick of time. California’s governor, once praised, faces backlash over pandemic response 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Lucid drew the Saudi fund money in the nick of time. Lucid Motors set to go public thanks to Saudi money and blank-check-shell-company mania 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Just in the nick of time, Deschanel is able to pull a plug disconnecting Earth's internet. Katy Perry's 'Not the End of the World' video stars Zooey Deschanel as an alien abductee 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Way to beat the clock, Butler County, and do the wrong thing in the nick of time. Recent Kansas editorials 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Sanchez said in an Instagram post that the doctors caught the tumor in the nick of time. Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez to have surgery to remove cancerous tumor 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z She qualified for Medicaid, and just in the nick of time: A few weeks earlier, she had been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a chronic digestive disorder. Workers who lost jobs due to COVID may need help getting health insurance this fall 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z They contacted the manufacturers, halted the shipments in the nick of time, edited three songs out of the anthology, and had new discs pressed, and the sets reassembled. Tiny Atlanta record label scores with folk anthology 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z “We got there just in the nick of time,” he said. First murder hornet nest found to have 200 queens capable of spawning new nests 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z We got there just in the nick of time,″ he said. Destruction of murder hornets nest doesn’t end threat 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Jenkins touched down in the states just in the nick of time. Woman travels 8,600 miles to donate kidney in Virginia 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z The rescue came in the nick of time: Just weeks later, agents of the Saudi government murdered dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which temporarily put many of Saudi Arabia’s international business dealings on ice. Unveiled: Lucid Air, the $150,000 electric car challenging Tesla 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “You might want to look away,” someone says, as RZA’s camera wisely averts its gaze, just in the nick of time. Review | ‘Cut Throat City’ is film noir for the graffiti and graphic-novel age 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z The Coalinga-Avenal rest stop was another 60 miles up the road, which seemed as far off as a reliable vaccine, but I made it in the nick of time. Column: A pandemic road trip can mean miles of anxiety. Things to know before you go 2020-08-15T04:00:00Z "I ran to Yokogawa station, and I jumped on my usual train in the nick of time." The day Michiko nearly missed her train 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z He called an ambulance that “arrived in the nick of time.” A trusted bus driver, an aspiring caterer, a father of two. As killings rise in District, here are the stories of some victims. 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z “Our guys are super-excited to have him back. It was good seeing him around the other day. So I’m glad he’s back just in the nick of time,” Voit said. Tanaka throws 1st bullpen since hit by liner on July 4 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z The two later exchange texts and planning permission is granted in the nick of time, just before the developer would have found himself on the hook for a whopping tax bill. Jenrick planning row not over - Starmer 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z But in the nick of time, a worldwide pandemic arrived, and a budding sexual renaissance emerged in its wake. Sex during lockdown: are we witnessing a cybersexual revolution? | Ciara Gaffney 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z “I feel like everything that we’ve done has been just in the nick of time,” she said. Pandemic causes changes in wedding plans 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z A match was found just in the nick of time, Dianna Moore said. Missouri child with rare, deadly disease continues to amaze 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Multinational companies typically operate complex supply chains, with lean inventories and essential merchandise that often arrives just in the nick of time. Why a Coronavirus Recession Would Be So Hard to Contain 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z But it appears help is on the way — just in the nick of time. America is an empire again in women’s tennis but do we have staying power? 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The expansion was just in the nick of time. Connecting thirsty Seattleites with the ‘life blood’ of water 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Last week, following the slow tortures of the House impeachment process, a new character emerged in the nick of time to bestir the swamp. Opinion | Thanks to Trump, we are living in a world of sleaze 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Her dashing young man rides up in the nick of time and says, “Here I am to save you, my dear!” Review: An evolved iceman? Kristoff steps up in ‘Frozen 2’ 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z He could get that opportunity soon because Yiadom, despite his heads-up play that allowed Jackson to meet Ekeler in the nick of time, has been dogged by penalties and poor play in his second season. Kareem Jackson fits right in at safety for Broncos 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z My inbox is a wasteland of free trials canceled just in the nick of time. Plex makes piracy just another streaming service 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Only in the nick of time did he “get a grip” and apologise. Robert Caro: ‘The more facts you collect, the closer you come to the truth’ 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z Just in the nick of time: My brackets have never been my one shining moment, but here we go again. Barack-etology is back, as Obama reveals his NCAA tournament picks 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z But they got things together in the nick of time. No. 8 Maryland slips by Michigan for program’s 1,000th win 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z She said she planned to call her loan officer as soon as she could on Monday, just in the nick of time. How the Shutdown Reordered American Life 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z How did a Swiss cheese defense that was torched by the Patriots for 43 points in a Week 6 loss in Foxborough suddenly turn into a steel curtain, and just in the nick of time? Chiefs suddenly stingy defense gets test in AFC title game 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z Deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office were able to find Antonio in the nick of time after spotting the sinking vehicle through thick fog. Florida woman told dispatcher 'please help me' in terrifying 911 call as her car sank in muddy ditch 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Deputies found her in the nick of time, according to the post. Florida deputies rescue near-drowning woman after crash into muddy ditch 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z President Donald Trump signed the bill Friday night, just in the nick of time. Louisiana editorial roundup 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z “We got there in the nick of time to stave off the attack,” said retired Col. Battlefield letters tell soldiers’ stories of World War I 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z “I would say our Madagascar Vanilla is probably our No. 1 flavor,” he said, noting that he re-upped his supply in the nick of time. Vanilla sounds plain, but it's gotten very expensive. Here's why 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z The letters were previously unpublished and recovered “in the nick of time”, Kelly said, for inclusion in the fifth of a 12-volume publication for Oxford University Press. Stolen WB Yeats letters identified at Princeton University 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z That one came a long way and in a hurry, but he got his hands up in the nick of time. Belgium Beats England, but Faces Tougher World Cup Bracket 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z But Rudinger arrives in the nick of time to deliver just enough of a shove to knock him off, and a charging Neuer smothers the chance like a warm blanket. Germany’s World Cup Is Saved in the Blink of an Eye (and Flick of a Foot) 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Then, just in the nick of time, Brazil did turn into some version of Brazil: not the fancy one but the one that nearly always gets the results it needs. Brazil Gets Its First Win, a Triumph of Grit More Than Style 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z But the third arrives in the nick of time to smother his shot. Spain and Portugal Play a Draw for the Ages, Starring a Player for All Time 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z And as it relates to the Masters, in the nick of time, too. The clubs Ian Poulter used to win the Houston Open - Golf Digest 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z The support arrived in the nick of time. MLS failed in Miami before. Will David Beckham's team be any different? 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z They caught it in the nick of time. Pale Waves kick off BBC Sound of 2018 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Thanks to the documentary makers who, just in the nick of time, gave the great Rose Marie the chance to hear the wonderful round of accolades she earned. Rose Marie remembered as 'one of the original ... wisecracking women in comedy' – LA Times 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z He’s thankful that lesson arrived with the force of an unraveled mystery, just in the nick of time. Son reunites with father in South Dakota nursing home 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z You would still have put money on a scoreless draw but in the nick of time United came up with a textbook route-one winner to confound their opponents. Manchester United’s Anthony Martial rises to occasion to sink Spurs 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z If we couldn’t prevent Pakistan or North Korea from going nuclear in the 1990s, why should we think we’ll be able to stop Iran in the nick of time? All the ways game of chicken with Iran could go wrong 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z “She came just in the nick of time. God sent her.” Evacuated after Hurricane Irma, many of the 1,800 people of Barbuda want to go home. But the island is in no shape to take them back 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Jon Snow was saved in the nick of time twice in one episode when battling thousands of wights, and survived falling into a lake of freezing water. The Verge looks back on season 7 of Game of Thrones 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Despite McGregor’s claims that he wanted to continue, Byrd appeared to step in just in the nick of time. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Beats Conor McGregor With a 10th-Round TKO 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z “I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time,” she sings at another point in the song. Taylor Swift drops 'Look What You Made Me Do' and it's aggressive 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Daenerys a.k.a. the most important person in the world defies Tyrion by flying to the most dangerous place in the world to save the day in the nick of time. A Very Stressful 'Game of Thrones' Episode Made for Some Amazing Memes 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z As the people around her drop like flies, her beloved dragon shows up in the nick of time and puts the hurt on some swarthy barbarian-types. Meet the Unconventional Couple Designing the Stunning Jewelry on 'Game of Thrones' 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z But, the AP reported, American diplomats appeared in the nick of time and spirited her out the back door of the jail and to the airport. U.S. diplomats help Chinese lawyer’s family stage dramatic escape 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Lehnis, the former principal, said the bureau caught Jenkins in the nick of time - less than two days before graduation ceremonies. How a school bomb-scare case sparked a media vs. FBI fight 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z “I usually leave it to the reader to work out whether the blob does in fact do its dirty work - or do people, in the nick of time, intervene?” Fact to fiction: Boris Johnson’s father pens Brexit thriller 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z “I usually leave it to the reader to work out whether the blob does in fact do its dirty work — or do people, in the nick of time, intervene?” Fact to fiction: Boris Johnson's father pens Brexit thriller 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z "We got them in the nick of time," he said. Malaysia foils 'Yemeni attack on Arab royals' - BBC News 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z “So we got them in the nick of time.” Malaysia says it foiled planned attack on 'Arab royalties' 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z "This award came just in the nick of time." SAG Awards: Snubs, flubs and fashion disasters - BBC News 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Later, life achievement honoree Lily Tomlin noted: “The doomsday clock has been moved up to two and a half minutes to midnight — and this award came just in the nick of time.” SAG Awards: A night when politics trumped the prizes themselves 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z The Hoyas had found their touch from three-point range in the nick of time, six minutes into the second half. Georgetown basketball rallies past U-Conn. for ‘a good confidence booster’ 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Cooper said rescuers got to the men about two hours later, in the nick of time. East coast thaws while west coast battles floods that destroyed famed tree 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Cooper said rescuers got to the men about two hours later, just in the nick of time. West prepares for flooding while East Coast in deep freeze 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z "It's amazing - just about in the nick of time," said teacher Sarah Phillips. Art history A-level saved at last minute - BBC News 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Then Lane shows up deep into Act 2 in the nick of time. Review: Nathan Lane saves ‘The Front Page’ from fish wrap 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Applying for financial aid and choosing a college in the United States is still much too complicated, but some long-overdue reforms are finally underway, and in the nick of time. At Last, Your Financial Aid Ordeal Has Gotten Easier 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Don’t discover your inner dullard in the nick of time, when it could still do you some good. My debate nightmare? A duller Donald Trump 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z What a blessing in the nick of time! Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Cancer 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z According to Ms Sharman, the UK became involved just in the nick of time. First UK astronaut calls for more Brits in space - BBC News 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z “Christians like the idea of saved in the nick of time,” he said. Christopher Hitchens Was Shaky in his Atheism, New Book Suggests 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z And the hits are dropping, just in the nick of time. Remaking Mike Zunino: How the Mariners catcher relaxed and started having a blast in Tacoma 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z “I think the organisation coming here to Pennsylvania was just in the nick of time.” Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump poised to sweep 'Acela primary' 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z "I think the organization coming here to Pennsylvania was just in the nick of time." Trump poised for East Coast primary wins in test of reorganized team 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The car had to be hand-dried, and delivered to the palace in the nick of time. Six groundbreaking Ferraris were built for a prince. Only one escaped the jungle 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Mrs. Zou acted in the nick of time, since the government is now pushing back. Chinese Start to Lose Confidence in Their Currency 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z The tail-end team hit financial hard times in 2014 and went into administration, missing the final three races of that year, before being rescued in the nick of time and returning for the 2015 season. Marussia name disappears from Formula One 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The new deadline is midnight Wednesday, and congressional budget watchers think they'll be able to strike such a deal in the nick of time. The Fix’s week in politics 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z So my plans were like ‘what am I going to with my life’?” Duran was saved, just in the nick of time, by a bill in the Illinois Legislature that was adopted by the House. EXCHANGE: Undocumented students’ options after high school 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Several hundred thousand people, he says, “escaped just in the nick of time.” Aiding the Christians Targeted by ISIS for Extermination 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Around the world, WTA executives were no doubt breathing a sigh of relief; the final piece of the puzzle had fallen into place just in the nick of time. Welcome to the WTA Finals: world's elite face off after chaos of qualifying 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Which may represent a scaling back of lending and investing exuberance just in the nick of time. What is China’s 'new normal'? - BBC News 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Saturday’s strike was in the nick of time. Daring Play Bodes Well for These Teenagers 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z They are rescued in the nick of time but not all harragas are so lucky. Risking death at sea to escape boredom - BBC News 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z But as often happens with a man, he is wrenched from the clutches of self-destruction just in the nick of time by a nurturing and emotionally intelligent woman. A filmmaker explores the scary effects of hidden sugars 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Or someone finds them just in the nick of time, and by saving them ruins their careful exit strategy. How Playing Hospital Matchmaker Saved My Father's Life 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z Yes, it was good to be home at MGM Park, the new stadium ready in the nick of time for the home “opener.” Mississippi editorial roundup 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z The baby has arrived just in the nick of time to help lift the national mood. Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to a girl 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Clinton got the picture, in the nick of time. Hillary Clinton, First Lady: Newsweek's 1993 Cover Story 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z Major General Gouverneur K. Warren, chief engineer of the Army of the Potomac, rushed his Union troops to the top of the hill, gaining the high ground against the Confederates in the nick of time. American Civil War Battlefields: Then and Now 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z Dooley also dies, hurling himself from the building just in the nick of time. 'Agent Carter' Review: SNAFU 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Workers discovered the men in the nick of time and released them from their accidental tomb. Just as the workers were lowering the stone atop the memorial, they heard a rustling from within. 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Route spearheaded the effort, playing through a jammed finger he aggravated against Dunbar and causing havoc on defense until he found his offensive touch in the nick of time. DCIAA boys’ basketball: Justin Route paces Coolidge past McKinley, 60-46 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z However, she rediscovered her form in the nick of time, winning 10 of the next 13 games to take the second set and build a decisive 4-2 lead in the third. Wozniacki, Venus advance to set up Auckland showdown 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Just in the nick of time, as it were. Kickstarter 'Areal' Scam Is Back With 'STALKER Apocalypse' On Shady New Crowdfunding Site 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Reports are it will show up just in the nick of time, but includes a few riders that weren’t necessarily on the passenger list. Three-Minute Briefing: Reporting on Torture, CRomnibus Arrives, Obama Plays Beat the Clock 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z If the baby was indeed underground for five days he was probably found in the nick of time, as bodily functions would normally be expected to break down before this stage. How can a baby survive in a storm drain? 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z “This news came just in the nick of time. We are incredibly happy,” said Hennerez, 33, an airline financial consultant in Arlington. Worries lessen for Virginia gay immigrants, who can now marry The idea for a portable computer arrived just in the nick of time. Andrew Kay, Pioneer in Computing, Dies at 95 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z We’ll see if he came back in the nick of time. Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts as Bears' roster cuts loom 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Moreno almost missed his event after his taxi driver got lost but got there in the nick of time. Lyles gives U.S. track and field win at Youth Olympics 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Airstrikes halted the Libyan army’s thrust in the nick of time and prevented the regime from destroying other centers of the rebellion. 5 Questions About Iraq, the Islamic State and U.S. Airstrikes 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z A Pittsburgh woman escaped her car in the nick of time, eyewitnesses said, after a massive parking lot sinkhole opened up beneath the car and it sunk into a water-filled pit. Woman Hospitalized After Massive Sinkhole Swallows Car Whole 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z “It gave everyone a chance to finish just in the nick of time.” Mickelson laments issues in his game, not surreal finish: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z We struggled to provide trainers and equipment and to find ways to partner with our Iraqi comrades but managed to succeed in the nick of time, pulling Iraq into a possible win. Iraq veteran: This is not what my friends fought and died for Right on schedule - and in the nick of time, especially with the rotation banged up. Eddie Butler set to make his major league debut 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z He got there in the nick of time, and can be seen standing by the door. How Bowie played the outback 2014-03-18T21:17:43Z The Washington Capitals find their heart and hot goalie in the nick of time, squeaking in to tease their owner and the masses before yet another playoff heartbreak. Wise: Capitals look good, but it’s the Penguins’ grit that shows difference between the two clubs 2014-03-11T03:34:00Z But they woke up in the nick of time, banging in six unanswered goals in the last period to become the first United States team to win the gold. Russia v U.S. and the 'Forgotten Miracle' of 1960 2014-02-13T09:38:16Z That ventilation saved the fetus in the Muñoz case, and probably in the nick of time, said Dr. R. Phillips Heine, director of maternal and fetal medicine at Duke University’s medical school. At Issue in 2 Wrenching Cases: What to Do After the Brain Dies 2014-01-11T03:07:51Z That ventilation saved the fetus in the Munoz case, and probably in the nick of time, said Dr. R. Phillips Heine, director of maternal and fetal medicine at Duke University’s medical school. Brain death: 4 tests determine if there is no coming back 2014-01-10T04:06:55Z "Just in the nick of time, the negotiators in Warsaw delivered enough to keep the process moving," said Jennifer Morgan of the World Resources Institute think-tank. Rich vs Poor Deadlock Broken at U.N. Climate Talks 2013-11-25T17:15:03.593Z However, he found his form in the nick of time and the Italian managed just one more game. Nadal on brink of reclaiming top spot after Fognini scare 2013-10-04T09:01:46Z There was "a flurry" of desperate e-mails among teams in the last 24 hours, says Ainsworth, who got five such invitations and partnered with another solo competitor in the nick of time. Top Contenders Blast Pentagon's New DNA Prize 2013-07-24T17:15:00Z Unless Surface Pro has come along in the nick of time. Boot up: Glass views, Surface v iPad, Bitcoin flourishes, SGS4 hits 10m and more 2013-05-24T06:30:00Z For them the second-row came back in the nick of time after surgery on a disc to turn an ordinary season into a charge at the . Paul O'Connell's ups and downs flattened in the Clermont clamour 2013-04-28T22:00:03Z "We were just in the nick of time," he said. Exxon cleans up Arkansas oil spill; Keystone plan assailed 2013-04-01T00:02:59Z Doug Parker will emerge as the CEO of the combined airline, and just in the nick of time. Can American Airlines Leadership Get It Right This Time? 2013-02-21T19:15:00Z For Gloria, the former shop assistant who left, Cuba’s new migration laws may have come in the nick of time. Memo From Cuba: New Rules Allow Cubans to Keep Residency Amid Travel 2013-01-14T01:24:03Z It was completely by chance that we managed to find out about the interview for Skokholm just in the nick of time. Pair set for more island isolation 2013-01-02T07:26:45Z Next month will see the latest tranche of bailout money – €23.8bn for starters – handed over, just in the nick of time. Greek bailout deal is a classic fudge - but should work for now 2012-11-27T09:00:10Z Congress, who designed it to be so horrible that they and the president would come to their senses and avert it in the nick of time. U.S. Congress created this cliff and may now plunge off it 2012-11-11T06:08:30Z It was the start of a series of encounters with useful apps providing services in the nick of time. Bits: Weighing Apps for an On-Demand Economy 2012-09-22T18:36:45Z But suddenly, and perhaps just in the nick of time, Democrats seem ready, willing and able to point to the health care law as a great accomplishment. Suddenly, Democrats Love 'Obamacare' 2012-09-06T16:51:21Z And it comes in the nick of time for German industry. Germany -- Insane Or Just Plain Stupid? 2012-08-31T20:19:21Z "Sometimes its just a twisted ankle or a broken bone, but this was one rescue where we truly did arrive in the nick of time and managed to save two young lives." RAF rescue girls after sea drama 2012-08-16T18:55:40Z Their escape with two young children, with the help of one of Fritz's dental patients, was in the nick of time. Olympic torch route, day 56: Breathing deeply in Bournemouth 2012-07-13T06:00:03Z And they did pass it in the nick of time: the last in a series of short-term extensions was due to expire the next day. Infrastructure spending: A patch on the road 2012-07-05T15:28:43Z The Mariners didn't hit much again -- just six hits -- but Felix Hernandez turned a strong effort, just in the nick of time to avoid massive panic in the streets. Mariners take series against Giants, head out to face more National League teams 2012-06-18T02:03:58Z “It was just in the nick of time,” said Troy, who looks strikingly similar to a Fresh Prince-era Will Smith. SchoolBook: Musical Theater, In the Spotlight 2012-05-01T15:24:51Z The tidings from his brother’s family arrived in the nick of time. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z The two men were brought together just in the nick of time. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z But she came in just in the nick of time. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z Thanks to Jean's wit and clique's power, a new hairdresser and coach were provided in the nick of time. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z And in the nick of time he saw a chance--if only he had the courage to rise to it. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z In another moment it would have fallen, but in the nick of time came an interruption. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z After they had settled with the landlord of the Seaside House and had hustled their belongings into the car, they started for the dock and found that they were just in the nick of time. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z The Arab sheikh had come to the assistance of his employer in the nick of time. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z "The chairman arrived at the meeting in the nick of time," said the lawyer. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z He had been the first to be alarmed by the woman's tale, and running out of the house unarmed and hatless he had come in time, in the nick of time! Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z As it was they were dragged in, and the gates were flung to and barred in the nick of time. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z But Perseus arrived, as in the classical tale, just in the nick of time, wearing the odd garb of a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z He pulled up in the nick of time, noticing that he stood at the top of an exceedingly steep and narrow flight of stairs. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z And—tell me how you came here, in the nick of time. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z They must have been close upon him when he climbed into the tree; evidently he had left the path only in the nick of time. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z The distant sound of galloping hoofs had reached his ear in the nick of time. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z “You’re a good champion in the nick of time,” declared Glen. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z There was no question that Fernando was about to fire, when Harry cried out in the nick of time. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z Fortunately in the nick of time her eyes met those of a group of officers who stood at a distance, watching her. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Then you could see them start back in the nick of time to escape the deluge of molten steel. Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker 2012-02-21T03:00:18.360Z I stepped out into the darkness, in the nick of time. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Making a sweeping cut, Dennis somewhat overreached himself, and it would have gone ill with him had not Turnpenny, who had run a second man through, perceived his danger in the nick of time. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The line was swaying; in the nick of time des Ageaux' voice, and perhaps something in his eye, stayed it. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z But in the nick of time a voice stayed him. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z This change is a miracle wrought by heaven in the nick of time to prevent Theobald's efforts from being frustrated. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Could No-Kami ever lavish sufficient gratitude for so signal a service rendered in the nick of time? The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z This discovery has been made just in the nick of time. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z "You came in the nick of time," said Rookley, "My good cousin would have murdered me;" and he arranged his cravat. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z The guilty pair sprang apart in the nick of time, she fiery red, he pale, but composed. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z They arrived at their posts in the nick of time. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Here was his opportunity, come in the nick of time. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z He stepped backwards, or twisted, always with grave gracefulness, in the nick of time, until at last the bull stood still, as though stupefied with rage or uncertain how to attack its elusive persecutor. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z It's providential all round—the keepers being there, and you coming just in the nick of time to reinforce them. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z And you came just in the nick of time, too, to help us out.” Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z Fortunate indeed that Betty's feminine intuition asserted itself in the nick of time. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z I sent a telegram to my brokers, they sold out for me just in the nick of time, and I made a profit on the deal instead of having to take a loss. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z But one heard it, and in the nick of time. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z If he had been ordered to take part in the sunrise battle, he would have been in the nick of time. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z There was not a moment to be lost; and fortunately, just in the nick of time, a boat with two watermen approached the platform steps. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z “This is some good news, just in the nick of time for the holidays,” said President Barack Obama, who signed the legislation. Congress Passes Payroll Tax-Cut Extension 2011-12-24T15:09:37Z “You certainly came along in the nick of time, Mr. Salper,” said Bob. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z “This is some good news, just in the nick of time for the holidays,” said Obama, who signed the legislation yesterday. Payroll Tax-Cut Extension Sets Up 2012 Fight Over Longer Plan 2011-12-24T09:09:26Z Only, by some ill luck, the husband got wind of it and arrived in London just in the nick of time.” The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z And Mah, who had been looking for me, just in the nick of time threw Bagh many yards into the Jungle with her trunk. The Sa'-Zada Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:18.457Z The volcano was in eruption, and Fenn had been saved in the nick of time, for the place where he had been sucked down was right on the edge of the disturbance. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z It has fallen in the nick of time. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z The appointment was singularly felicitous, and the opportunity came in the nick of time. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z I reached those steeple-rocks on the second ridge just in the nick of time to meet the three ibex ascending on the other side. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The spur, by instantly bringing the hind legs under the horse's belly, destroys their power from the moment the hand comes in the nick of time to fix them in that position. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z Bart had seen the tawny body in the gleam from the burning paper, and had fired in the nick of time. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z They advanced, and only just in the nick of time remembered that there were others there; they could not have got closer and kept out of each other's arms. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z Turned up in the nick of time too. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z There were many loose boulders at the entrance to the chasm, and only in the nick of time did they get behind two of these. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z They were saved just in the nick of time. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The change may have come in the nick of time. "Stunning coup" gives Australia PM tighter grip on power 2011-11-24T05:18:40Z He saw his danger, however, just in the nick of time, and managed to arrest his progress by digging his heels into the snow. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z Her money arrives in the nick of time. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z She had evidently learnt her lesson from Mr Morice in the nick of time. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z The result was that the men mutinied, and if I hadn't come back in the nick of time they'd have killed you and looted all the stores. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z Then turning to his mistress I continued, "Alie, how on earth did you manage to come up just in the nick of time, like that?" The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z I was just in the nick of time. Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z It was only about a hundred yards away, and Fangati, exerting all her strength, drove the canoe towards it, and reached it in the nick of time. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z "And we wouldn't have had that," said Mabel, "if I hadn't remembered that wall paper just in the nick of time." Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z Even the great scholar, “the good man” with “the dark impulse,” is brought into heaven in the nick of time, by a trick which is played upon the devil at the decisive moment. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z We found her cabin just in the nick of time, for we were caught in a blizzard. Ned Wilding's Disappearance or, The Darewell Chums in the City 2011-10-11T02:01:05.260Z Furious at the indignity, he grasped the mane and let drive a skilful and well-aimed kick at the Irishman's head, which the latter ducked and dodged only in the nick of time. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z "We were certainly in the nick of time," remarked Commander Bulwark, as, five hours later, Mr. McKay and the three lads were seated in the Blazer's wardroom. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z He had to think hard in order to recall the resolve which had brought him hither; a burst of applause through the tall lighted windows came to his aid in the nick of time. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Like his older brother, Case McCoy is considered a playmaker who keeps plays alive by scrambling out of trouble and has a knack for finding open receivers in the nick of time. Longhorns keeping QB rotation for Sooners 2011-10-03T22:24:11Z Going to the no-huddle got things in gear for the Giants in the nick of time. Manning?s late TD passes give Giants 31-27 victory over Arizona 2011-10-03T01:36:18Z Dear Basil would get some lucrative appointment, the great invention would be financed by some kindly millionaire who would appear in the nick of time. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z A telegraph operator at the cost of his life stuck to his key, sent a warning message over the line and stopped an incoming train in the nick of time. Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster 2011-10-02T02:00:12.020Z And it seemed to him that he might have perished there had not his little red-haired neighbour extended a slender, helping hand in the nick of time. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z It had pinked Cathcart in the right shoulder just in the nick of time, causing the gun with which he had intended to shoot me to fall from his hand. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z “We were ready just in the nick of time, too,” said Billie. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z You came in the nick of time to keep me from being plunged into such a state of gloom I might never have come out of it.” The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z He arrived at the stile in the nick of time to give a helping hand to Mrs. Talmage Eglinton, who had just reached the spot from the opposite direction. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z ‘Ah,’ he said, ‘I have come across you in the nick of time’; and he called to his Servant to dismount and catch the little creature. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z She and underwent two operations because of complications with the injury then developed a life-threatening on her lungs that doctors discovered in the nick of time. Williams to carry U.S. hopes on 9/11 anniversary 2011-09-11T05:42:59Z The gratification of the governor on learning that this important reinforcement had arrived just in the nick of time may be imagined. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z The rent was not due for a day or two, and he usually gave them a few days’ grace if they did not happen to have it right in the nick of time. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z "I have arrived in the nick of time," exclaimed a man, whose hasty steps rang through the hall, and who, in another minute, was at the door of the King's room. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z That he didn't succeed in the act was due primarily to a nervously irresolute hand, and secondarily to his friend Dinghal, who suspected and arrived in the nick of time. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z She had not really needed to recognize either, for she knew well enough, in her heart, who it was that had come to her aid in the nick of time. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z The men who were there escaped at the opposite end of the town just in the nick of time, and reported to us what had occurred. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z In 2003 we just hit the World Cup in the nick of time. Steve Thompson sticks his neck out in push for England starting place 2011-08-10T21:00:01Z “And I think they’re going to get there in the nick of time.” Ray Anderson, Noted Environmentalist, Passes Away At 77 2011-08-09T20:24:23Z But I can't help thinking that I must have appeared to you like a hero come to rescue you in the nick of time. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z The banks were rescued in the nick of time, but it was too late to prevent the global economy from going into freefall. Global financial crisis: five key stages 2007-2011 2011-08-07T15:49:51Z “I’m glad I had my boat at hand and as bright and smart a fellow as you to run it just in the nick of time.” The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z I came in just in the nick of time to see him take it out of his writing-table drawer. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z But I see I am come in the nick of time—quite providential, as it were. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z According to human understanding, the refugees got off just in the nick of time. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z But all the attacks of the Velencze men had been perfectly futile, had not the Bicske auxiliaries come up just in the nick of time to the rescue. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z How like her to come quietly slipping in the back way just in the nick of time! Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z This she had done, and was here, it appeared, only just in the nick of time. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z They regained the shed where they had left their bicycles only in the nick of time, as, with a roar and a rush, the rain whirled upon them in a tremendous downpour. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Then the tide had turned—had turned just in the nick of time. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z His straining ears caught the faint sound of footsteps approaching, and he checked his companion only just in the nick of time to let two heavy-footed lumber-jacks cross their course directly in front of them. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Bill rushed forward, an iron bar in his hand, and in the nick of time brought it down on Lion's head with a mighty sweep. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z “But, Olive, how on earth did you put in an appearance here just in the nick of time?” he asked presently. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z His lips barely failed to find her hand; Lucinda had drawn away in the nick of time. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z “Guess you’ve raised the siege on us right slick in the nick of time.” Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Schwab’s intervention came in the nick of time to relieve Tom’s embarrassment. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z He arrived just in the nick of time, before any more serious injury than a few bruises was done. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z “Where would the race be if you had not come along in the nick of time and set me free?” Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z He dreamed that he had arrived at Atbara in the nick of time. Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z It was he who had been the last of his party to keep firing, he whom Bob had rescued in the nick of time. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z Appearances were awfully against me, and if papa had not come and helped me out just in the nick of time, I don’t know what I might have been tempted to do. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z The other, at the same time, threw his arm round her waist, crying out, "A pretty prize, by G—: just in the nick of time." Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z His discovery of the absurdity of his own plans in the nick of time. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z This they did in a hurry—and just in the nick of time, too; for the delay of a moment would have resulted in a lynching. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Nothing of the kind," he replied, in his frank, genial manner; "you have come to dine with me, and you are just in the nick of time. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z CNVs, however, have just taken off — in the nick of time, some say. New Genetics Work Challenges Basic Ideas about Mental Illness 2011-05-17T19:15:06.933Z This check came in the nick of time. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z "I see that I am in the nick of time, Miss Mary; I was afraid it was late." Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z Mavis and Merle walked into the dining-room just in the nick of time to satisfy Mrs. Tremayne's sense of propriety. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z But your return—in the nick of time—your explanations, and the course of to-day’s events establish everything. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z He would have been executed the following day had not Newport arrived from England in the nick of time and saved him. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z Maybe you managed to avert a near-accident when your attention returned to the road in the nick of time. Personal Health: Keeping Eyes on Distracted Driving?s Toll 2011-04-11T18:18:14Z "True," assents Miss Wynn musingly; "but, as you see, the bird found a protector—just by chance, and in the nick of time." Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z "How did you come to our aid just in the nick of time?" The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z With three furlongs to run, Dialed In made his move - in the nick of time, too. Dialed In gives Zito his 3rd Florida Derby win 2011-04-03T21:58:07Z Just in the nick of time for Old Man Lynx, the Hired Man returned. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z Its theory threatened to collapse under the weight of its inherent grotesqueness, and here, in the nick of time, was documentary proof, complete and apparently irrefutable. The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion 2011-04-01T02:00:43.730Z "You come in the nick of time," Capriani said carelessly, and without the least embarrassment. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z We may thank the Virgin for providing us with such a secure retreat; so handy, and just in the nick of time.” The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z He bowls a harmless, short bouncer before almost sneaking one through Shafiq's defences, the batsman just getting his bat down in the nick of time. World Cup day 29 as it happened 2011-03-19T03:08:21Z "Yes," replied my uncle, "but I only got your wire in the nick of time." The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z They salvaged the season and regained their confidence just in the nick of time. CHAMPIONS!!! 2011-03-13T06:20:06Z I found you out, and just in the nick of time. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z I have given too many hours to law," he said, laughing; "I think you have saved me in the nick of time. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z They arrested the mayor and several other citizens as hostages; but in the nick of time a party of French Chasseurs arrived, set free the prisoners, and chased the Uhlans out of the city. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z But Aunt Plessington had made him a Haigite, which is one of the fiercer kinds of hygienist, just in the nick of time. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z The rescue was barely in the nick of time. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z They had shown themselves in the nick of time. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z You have arrived in the nick of time. Who? 2011-02-09T03:00:47.380Z It was the advance guard of the Lahore Division of the Indian army coming in the nick of time to reinforce the hard-pressed men who had fought almost continuously for nearly a fortnight. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z “True,” assents Miss Wynn, musingly, “but, as you see, the bird found a protector—just by chance, and in the nick of time.” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z It's well you promised, Joel," said Madam Van Ruypen, grimly, throwing down the yellow sheet, which she tore out of the envelope, "and it was just in the nick of time. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z "I have just come in the nick of time, Molly, I see," cried he. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z “Why, how in the world did you happen to come along in the nick of time?” propounded Tom, wonderingly. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z And it happened that by luck I came in the nick of time. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z "By the way," I asked him, as I opened the door to let him go out, "tell me how it happened that you were there just in the nick of time to help me." Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z I had arrived just in the nick of time, and I was resolved to defend my undaunted operative to the last. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z The brute's come in the nick of time. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z They got up in the nick of time, just as the great charge had begun, and they saw a sight which the officer says stirred and thrilled them to the depths of their souls. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z She nearly met the officers hastening to the main guard face to face, but managed in the nick of time to escape down a side street. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Your ruse worked to perfection and just in the nick of time. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z The story might then close where it began, and fair Lydia would come just in the nick of time to see that when people talk of a broken heart, they are not necessarily talking nonsense.... Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z His further progress was checked at Muyden, which the Dutch garrisoned in the nick of time, and he returned to the main army, taking Utrecht en route. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Instead, the Conquerors decided to leave it all on the floor in the nick of time. Kentwood escapes Mount Rainier, 63-62 | Boys Basketball 2010-12-18T06:39:38Z So on Wednesday, just in the nick of time, President Obama signed into law a delay of one year for such a disastrous cut. Economix: The Annual Drama of the 'Doc Fix' 2010-12-17T12:22:56Z "General Castro and his troops have returned, and we have got here just in the nick of time." Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Johnson's intervention came in the nick of time for Australia, England losing all 10 wickets in only 38 overs - after progressing serenely to 78 without loss. Johnson rediscovers his mojo as Australia take control 2010-12-17T10:15:07Z He was supposed to enter quarantine that evening, so that he could be flown to Australia in the nick of time for their breeding season, where he was booked to cover 150 mares. Claims Five: Autumn Treats 2010-08-27T14:41:00Z Martens said he operated in the nick of time. Global Soccer: Soccer Stars Pay a Price in March to Glory 2010-08-08T19:30:00Z After watching Iron Man defeat a terrorist in the nick of time, my daughter and I took the short walk to Times Square. In Times Square, Deciding When to Suspend Fear 2010-05-08T21:19:00Z Turns out, the move to add Colome happened just in the nick of time. When the term "It's still early" no longer applies 2010-04-09T18:55:00Z The ball is swung left, Flutey carries over the gain line twice, Armitage chips through, but an Italian boot comes in in the nick of time, with just 33 seconds on the clock. 2010-02-14T13:31:00Z The runway fractures and the crew executes a go-around just in the nick of time. 2010-01-29T01:28:00Z Fortunately, an opportunity occurred just in the nick of time. The Undying Past As it was, I only stopped him in the nick of time, and had I not shot straight at least one of us would have paid forfeit with his life in another second. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open That bear the day before yesterday came in the nick of time, and an amusing fellow he was, too. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Just the man, in the nick of time. A Poached Peerage We have come in the nick of time. The Postage Stamp in War One of the stewards of outlying estates had in the meanwhile made an attempt to get out at the door unobserved, but Leo caught him by the sleeve in the nick of time. The Undying Past By quick scorching she managed to join the ranks of the school just in the nick of time. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life Thereupon more confusion, shouting, questioning, and contemplated saddling of horses; but just in the nick of time the princes rode up, escorted by a small number of men. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Tom pitched forward heavily, saving himself and his animal from an ignominious accident just in the nick of time. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath In fact, had Clayton been a few minutes later, he would have missed her altogether, for Aunt Jane had announced his visit just in the nick of time. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life You are just in the nick of time, and no mistake. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life You managed to fire in the nick of time. In Paths of Peril A Boy's Adventures in Nova Scotia But, in the nick of time, a stalwart figure came charging down the beach with mighty strides. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River Getting our premises together is no hurried forging of a chain to save us from our own madness in the nick of time. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude My first idea was to paint the picture alla prima; but in the nick of time it occurred to me that I should be very foolish to do so. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. I seized the reins in the nick of time, just as they were slipping over the splashboard, and bracing myself for the effort, succeeded in bringing the team to a standstill. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne “And in the nick of time, too,” said Roy, warmly pressing the other’s hand. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship An inexplicable influence, evidently favourable to the colonists, but very irritating to their curiosity, was executed always in the nick of time on Lincoln Island. Abandoned "And only just in the nick of time, too!" gasped Ray, pale-faced at thought of our narrow escape. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England "How charming! you've come just in the nick of time," said the queen. On the Heights A Novel The son of the Mandarin Pei seemed to have died just in the nick of time for placing at Ly-Kouo-Ngan’s disposal, his palanquin and his eight Chinese bearers, all of whom were at Kiang-Tsa. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Mutaba grinned as he jerked away his hand and the canoe darted past, just in the nick of time, for the enraged monster thrashed about with his tail, churning the muddy water to foam. Tahara Among African Tribes They did not prolong their ramble long enough to interfere with breakfast, and got back to their quarters just in the nick of time. Bert Wilson at Panama The Admiral will wait no longer, but slips his moorings, regardless of consequences, and appears in the nick of time with his fleet to bar the entrance to the bay. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 Already the stables were lit up like a chandelier; there was a staccato rattle of horse-shoes in the stable yard, and the great gates were opening as we skimmed past in the nick of time. A Thief in the Night Further adventures of A. J. Raffles, Cricketer and Cracksman Just in the nick of time arrived in Edinburgh, where I was then editing Chambers's Journal, Tickeracandua, 'the African Lion Tamer.' My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. He remembered his part in the nick of time as they came closer, and David helped the girl down from the saddle and brought her forward. The Garden of Eden We made our way back to our camp, and arrived just in the nick of time. Bert Wilson at Panama He arrived just in the nick of time. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction "Got here in the nick of time," the old man muttered. The Eye of Wilbur Mook Eight trucks of stores and equipment were stopped in the nick of time. The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire But only just in the nick of time. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance The poor fellow has been ill—fearfully ill—believes he would have died, but for a stranger who turned up quite unexpectedly, but just in the nick of time, and nursed him through it. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt This deal is nuts and raisins to me; and say, J. Rufus, your sending for me was just in the nick of time. Young Wallingford “He got us out of that in the nick of time,” struck in Brian with his wonted tact. A Veldt Vendetta “Mr Lamont has come up just in the nick of time.” In the Whirl of the Rising And caught himself in the nick of time. Beyond The Thunder Then, sore and angry, that tiny bit of paper had come in the nick of time, and he had slept soundly and risen in the best of spirits, as we have seen. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt His cast-iron features relaxed, and he said, "It comes in the nick of time, for now I can send my dear Jack to college." International Short Stories English "She came in the nick of time to fly at Moloch's throat and hold him till Satan came to deliver me." Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" Why, you’ve got here just in the nick of time to see some of the fun you were hankering after that first night you arrived.” In the Whirl of the Rising The little clearing was reached in the nick of time. The Auto Boys' Mystery The rockets had been fired just in the nick of time, otherwise we would have gone ashore on the western bank. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington On the following day we arrived at Cold Harbor just in the nick of time to prevent the enemy's infantry from taking an old line of breastworks. Some Personal Reminiscences of Service in the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac If the King’s impi hadn’t happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all. A Frontier Mystery Why, Mr. Man's boy Tommy's dog Towser had happened along just in the nick of time, so far as I was concerned, and dear me! how he was jumping into Mr. Foxy Fox! The Club at Crow's Corner The rascals who had pursued Rob, for he only got the engine going in the nick of time, had got clear away in the rowboat. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam He caught himself in the nick of time, however, swerved the plane clear of a sudden dip in the surface of the field, and then gently hauled the Dep wheel back toward his stomach. Dave Dawson at Dunkirk Fortunately, I came in the nick of time to give Captain Lorillard a lift to town in my car. The Brightener Not yet, but we were only in the nick of time. A Frontier Mystery The governor and I were a bit worried about grandma, and your tip came in the nick of time. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks However, one chance in a billion had come to pass, and his journey earthward had been checked in the nick of time by the crooked and gnarled branches of the scrub tree. Dave Dawson at Casablanca They got back just in the nick of time.” The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine "Then I am in the nick of time, too!" said Opal. The Brightener Is he a freak or a climax or the regular product of yearly climatic changes caught in the nick of time by some lucky trapper? The Story of the Trapper Poor she is in wealth, as it is reckoned, and her husband poorer still in health, for he was rescued from a desk in the nick of time. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making "You have returned in the nick of time." Long Live the King He fixed the house and street clearly in his mind, and then went back to the bazar, which he reached just in the nick of time to save his master from a terrible beating. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace The diversion came in the nick of time. Barclay of the Guides You came just in the nick of time, Mr. Freeman.” The Red Symbol "She certainly grieves more than is natural considering the circumstances," said the Squire, "and if the old man's conjectures are correct, you are here just in the nick of time, Tom." Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier They arrived just in the nick of time, for the regiment had expended its last cartridge in repulsing the last assault, and was now desperately fixing bayonets to meet the next with cold steel. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro "And you got here just in the nick of time," said the captain. Doubloons—and the Girl Well," he remarked; "all I can say is, the company recovered the safe in the nick of time, from whom I don't pretend to say. The Blue Goose He must be off to Cincinnati by the first train; and he will arrive in the nick of time, for warm work is daily expected. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 You have arrived, just in the nick of time! Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century It befell in the nick of time for Nell, as all things, indeed, in life seemed to befall in the nick of time for her. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time “You came up in the nick of time, and I must thank you for—” “That’s all right, captain—no more than you would do for me, and I know it.” The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon An observer saved two battalions from extinction by calling up reinforcements in the nick of time. Cavalry of the Clouds "I think she would have fallen down the stairs, had she not been caught in the nick of time." Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. There are other nations, like England and Russia, that have come in the nick of time. German Problems and Personalities And I said aloud, after a little reflection, "Yes ... in the nick of time, Sister." A Diary Without Dates Instinctively she sprang away—in the nick of time. The Bandbox It concluded: "Providence in the nick of time has given them the Philippines." Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... But just in the nick of time he remembered, and the long hours of practice bore fruit. Jimbo A Fantasy “Yes, I did arrive in the nick of time,” he said awkwardly. The Boy Allies with the Cossacks Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians A moment later swords were flashing, and it might have gone ill with Tristrem had not Rohand with his men come up in the nick of time. Legends & Romances of Brittany "I am awfully glad I arrived in the nick of time to save her from more punishment." The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds That treacherous old dragon wanted to turn on us after all; he might have devoured us, if you had not turned up in the nick of time. Fairy Tales from the German Forests He wasted no words in this emergency when seconds were things of consequence, but made prompt use of the assistance which had apparently been sent from heaven in the nick of time. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars “We got both out just in the nick of time, I guess,” assented Teddy soberly, and his heart was full of thankfulness as he gazed at his elder brother. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold “I had an inspiration just in the nick of time,” Henrietta replied. The Fate of Felix Brand He comes just in the nick of time to complete my landscape; and his position is quite fine.” Happy Days for Boys and Girls She stopped and looked at him, and I realized that we had come in the nick of time for some great crisis which was enveloping her. Wings of the Wind You came to the rescue just in the nick of time. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars An old salty-looking captain, just then took a vacant seat, and the plate reached him just in the nick of time. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes The warning came just in the nick of time. A Tale of the Summer Holidays My dear Wyatt, your letter inclosing Strelinski's certificate came in the nick of time. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow Sylvia and Echochee, therefore, had just come under suspicion of intending to escape—and we were in the nick of time, although I felt staggered by the job ahead of us. Wings of the Wind The slow, enticing movements were repeated again and again, Phil advancing very close, and stepping back in the nick of time. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 Nothing escapes him; every thing is done in the nick of time. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 You come back just in the nick of time. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman His action was in the nick of time: a second later could not have availed him. The Great Cattle Trail Just in the nick of time the English translation of Kenan appeared. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Only just in the nick of time, with the waves washing over us, some of us managed to get it lashed to the side of the ship. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I This he refused to do, and they would doubtless have killed him, but for two men who dragged him from their clutches in the nick of time. Tales from Dickens Nobody else," replied the other, with a chuckle, "and you happened along just in the nick of time, let me tell you. Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School Only been a little overworked; and your telegram, as well as Miss Jessica’s letter, came in the nick of time. Jessica, the Heiress Happened by just in the nick of time, didn't I? A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays "How did you get here in the nick of time?" asked Hilary suddenly. Slaves of Mercury The notice was in the nick of time. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America Pat suddenly found her tongue—in the nick of time, too, for a paralysis of fright had finished poor Gyp. Highacres "My friend here jumped overboard just in the nick of time." Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake “Isn’t it delightful that they have come in the nick of time?” said Berinthia. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance In less time than it takes to tell it, a score or more of strong arms hurled one out to him, and he caught it in the nick of time. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover The watchbirds swept down and saved the fly in the nick of time. Watchbird He had seen his Chief again and again rush to the very brink of disaster, but always he had withdrawn in the nick of time.... Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists Then she tried to get away with him, but in the nick of time, before her strong teeth had fixed themselves on the bit, he managed to head her once again for the struggling mass. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana Suffice it to say that these grave consequences were prevented in the nick of time by the prompt and determined action of the Stock Exchange, and by that alone. The New York Stock Exchange in the Crisis of 1914 He had, however, eluded the otter by diving, in the nick of time, from the stone to which he clung before the entrance, and then seeking the land. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain And the father, chancing to arrive in the nick of time, with a curse and a cuff, saves them and his house from the conflagration. The Book of Khalid I needed someone like you badly and you have come just in the nick of time. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 “Well, David Dunne, you came in the nick of time,” she said, looking up with kindly eyes. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West Then the green giant whirled up his club, and it would have gone hardly with Miles if Ward had not remembered his automatic and fired in the nick of time. The Heads of Apex It came just in the nick of time, and not only saved him, but made his fortune. Treasure Valley "You have consulted me in the nick of time," was his verdict. The Manor House School Just in the nick of time he sprang aside in a bound that carried him a full thirty feet. The Backwoodsmen Surely chance had favoured her in enabling her to reach the station in the nick of time to catch the train, and no doubt she would be equally fortunate when she reached Liverpool. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life And you did the right thing in the nick of time, my boy. Joe Strong on the Trapeze or The Daring Feats of a Young Circus Performer In another moment all would have been over with him had it not been for the Captain who chanced upon him in the nick of time. When Dreams Come True He burnt his fingers trying to straighten the stovepipe, smelt of the dish-cloths to see if they were greasy, rattled the pans and bethought himself of the eggs just in the nick of time. What's-His-Name Some one had rescued me just in the nick of time. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London "Heaven bless you, Jack!" he exclaimed, with glowing face and joyous heart; "you are in the nick of time." The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux Our arrival was quite in the nick of time, for we had not to be kept waiting, as we happened to complete the party of twelve, without which the guides do not start. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France Had he arrived in the nick of time? Anderson Crow, Detective It was ready forty-eight hours after detrainment, just in the nick of time. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force The lock had been stiff, but it had shot out in the nick of time, and he found himself brought up short in his impulsive career and hurtling against a solid barrier. The Invader A Novel I came in the nick of time, as you said. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin He intervened in the nick of time, civilly and obsequiously persuading Mitya not to give away “cigars and Rhine wine,” and, above all, money to the peasants as he had done before. The Brothers Karamazov Dear Mrs. Stanton:—We came here just in the nick of time. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II But this was in the nick of time to meet the great German submarine effort. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force They had come to a stand just in the nick of time. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness |
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