in the nick of time

/ɪn ðə nɪk əv taɪm/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. justo a tiempo

    • They arrived in the nick of time.

      Llegaron justo a tiempo.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa in the nick of time?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: They arrived in the nick of ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a in the nick of time?

noun

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