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not a minute too soon

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not a minute too soon

At the last possible moment before it is too late; just in the nick of time. The police arrived not a minute too soon, and the would-be burglar was apprehended before anything could be stolen. A: "The surgeon has just arrived." B: "And not a minute too soon! This patient needs an operation immediately!"

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