In the nick of time
Posted by ESC on December 25, 2007
In Reply to: In the nick of time posted by Clif Clark on December 25, 2007
: "In the nick of time." What is the origin?
Charles Earle Funk says it is a nick, a groove, etc., used to mark time. See
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