之际 zhījì time Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 弥留之际 míliúzhījì deathbed at the point of death; in one's final moments在千钧一发之际 zàiqiānjūnyīfàzhījì at critical moment at the critical moment; in the nick of time在此之际 zàicǐzhījì meanwhile at this time or juncture; on this occasion