just in time
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just in time
adverb
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At the last possible moment; just before or within the assigned time.
I very nearly drove into the car in front, but thankfully I managed to stop just in time.
Similar: at the eleventh hour, in the nick of time, in pudding time, just in time, last-minute, not a minute too soon, under the wire
Opposite: behind time, late
Thesaurus
adverb
Opposite: behind time, late
Translations
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adv Translations
| Español | justo a tiempo |
|---|---|
| Português | bem na hora |
| Français | juste à temps |
| Deutsch | gerade noch rechtzeitig |
| Română | exact la timp |
| Русский | как раз kak raz |
| Tiếng Việt | vừa kịp lúc |
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