in the nick of time
/ɪn ðə ˌnɪk əv ˈtaɪm/idiom
at the last possible moment
в последний момент, как раз вовремя
Русский аналог: «в самый последний момент»
Артикль the обязателен: in the nick of time. Синоним попроще — just in time.
“We arrived in the nick of time to catch the train.”
“The doctor arrived just in the nick of time.”
“She finished the report in the nick of time.”