Sentence examples for acted in the nick of from inspiring English sources
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The phrase "acted in the nick of" is not correct in English.
The correct expression is "acted in the nick of time," which means to do something at the last possible moment.
Example: "She acted in the nick of time to save the child from falling into the water."
Alternatives: "just in time" or "at the last moment."
Idiom
Just in the nick of time.
If you do something in the nick of time, you just manage to do it just in time, with seconds to spare.
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