ONE PHRASE, IN CONTEXT
in the nick of time
在最后关头；及时地
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01在最后关头；及时地
阅读表达精选（建议进阶，暂定）：强调再晚一点就来不及。
IN A SENTENCE
A dog is said to have herded a little boy who was running toward the water back to his family in the nick of time, exhibiting the shepherd instinct in his breeding.
据说，一只狗在千钧一发之际，把一个正朝水边跑的小男孩引回了家人身边，展现了其天生的牧羊本能。
They reached the station in the nick of time.
他们在最后一刻赶到了车站。
He caught the child's sleeve in the nick of time, just before she slipped into the river.
就在孩子即将滑进河里的一刻，他及时抓住了她的袖子。