In the nick of time
In the nick of time adverb - At the last possible moment.
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Synonyms for In the nick of time
Too late and in the nick of time are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Too late" instead an adverb phrase "In the nick of time".
Too late
In the nick of time and too late are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In the nick of time" instead an adverb phrase "Too late".
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After following the signal to her location in the nick of time, the Defiant crew discovered that the planet's atmosphere caused a temporal distortion in the communications, and they had actually arrived three years too late to save her.
Source: Not Quite Saved Enough
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Too late and In the nick of time. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_the_nick_of_time/too_late
In the nick of time & Too late. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_the_nick_of_time/too_late>.
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