在千钧一发之际
zài​qiān​jūn​yī​fà​zhī​jì

in the nick of time

  • created sense approved 在千钧一发之际/在千鈞一髮之際 · zài​qiān​jūn​yī​fà​zhī​jì · in the nick of time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    在千钧一发之际 / 在千鈞一髮之際

    zài​qiān​jūn​yī​fà​zhī​jì

    in the nick of time

    at the critical moment; at a point where a situation is hanging by a thread

    在 (literal) → 在 · zài · [location/time] 千钧一发 (literal) → 千钧一发/千鈞一髮 · qiān​jūn​yī​fà · to hang by a thread 之际 (literal) → 之际/之際 · zhī​jì · at the time of

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