not a minute too soon



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!"
See also: minute, not, soon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ElÇIn-Azerbaijani
Venkat-Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Erikae-REE-kah (Swedish, Norwegian), E-ree-kah (Finnish, German), ER-i-kə (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
Elke (1)EL-kə (Dutch)Dutch, German, Frisian
NatĀLija-Latvian
Austins['ɔstinz]