In the nick of time
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 9Meaning
At the last possible moment
हिंदी अर्थ
ऐन मौक़े पर
Example sentences
The correction arrived in the nick of time.
In the nick of time is late and not too late.
Daily use: Aain mauke pe pahunch gaya.
इन Exams में पूछा गयाAsked in
SSC MTS 2019
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
इसे at the eleventh hour से जोड़िए, दोनों का मतलब last moment। सोचिए train का दरवाज़ा बंद होते-होते आप चढ़ गए, यही in the nick of time है। Exam में 'in' लगाकर पूछा जाता है, पूरा रूप याद रखिए।
Link it to at the eleventh hour: both mean the last possible moment. Picture a train door closing just as you jump in; you made it in the nick of time. In exams it is asked with 'in', so remember the full form.
Exam note
सही options: at the last moment, just in time, at the eleventh hour। Too late trap है।
Correct options: at the last moment, just in time, at the eleventh hour. Too late is the trap.