Question of the Day #741

Even when watching it alone in your living room, bits like Thor arriving at the battle of Wakanda in the nick of time still make you wanna cheer.

From the description in "7. Avengers: Infinity War" from this article at Collider.com.

上記の文で、in the nick of timeの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "in the nick of time" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

ギリギリ間に合って、間一髪（のところ）で、際どい時に、いよいよという時に、危うい［すんでの・あわやという］ところで

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

just before the last moment when something can be changed or something bad will happen

Examples

• He decided to go just in the nick of time.
• The ambulance arrived in the nick of time.
• We got there just in the nick of time.
• But now, in the nick of time, the political will is there.
• That car moved off the track in the nick of time—another moment and the train would have smashed into it.

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