Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nick-of-time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: nick--of--time
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"So far, we’ve had a policy of nick-of-time delivery of critical weaponry, such as the Javelin and Stinger missiles that saved Kyiv at the beginning of the war and HIMARS, the rocket systems that turned the tide of war over the summer."

Etymology

From in the nick of time.

Inflected Forms

nick of time (alternative)

Questions

What does nick-of-time mean?: Just-in-time.
Where does nick-of-time come from?: From in the nick of time.

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