Not a minute too soon

Posted by GPP on August 22, 2003

In Reply to: Not a minute too soon posted by sphinx on August 22, 2003

: why this phrase is equal to "on time"?

Not really 'on time'; more like 'just in the nick of time', or just barely in time. If you have been a minute later, it would have been too late.

• Why 'a minute', can't it be 'not a second too soon', or the like? sphinx 23/August/03
  • Why 'a minute', can't it be 'not a second too soon', or the like? GPP 23/August/03
• Oops, typo GPP 22/August/03