The English We Speak: In the nick of time

Learning English Conversations

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Education, Language Learning

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🗓️ 15 August 2011

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'in the nick of time'.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is a download from the BBC.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use, go to BBCworldservice.com
0:08.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:17.0	Hello, welcome to the English we speak. My name is Helen. And I'm Rob.
0:18.0	Helen, you look like you've been rushing.
0:20.0	Here, have some water.
0:21.0	Thanks, I'm a bit out of breath.
0:24.7	My appointment at the bank took longer than expected.
0:28.0	You got here just in the nick of time then.
0:31.4	Just in the nick of time? Shouldn't it be just in time? Well you can say both. It means at the very last moment.
0:40.0	Let's hear how this phrase is used.
0:43.0	The English we speak.
0:47.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:52.0	Alice gave birth to a baby girl last night. I thought she wasn't due for another three weeks.
0:58.0	It was early and they got to the hospital just in the nick of time.
1:02.0	Sarah and I were on our way to see Beyonce in concert,
1:07.0	but she left her mobile in the office,
1:09.0	so we had to go back and get it.
1:11.0	Did you miss a show?
1:12.0	Thankfully not. We got there just in the
1:15.2	nick of time.
1:16.2	In the first example, we had one woman got to the hospital just before her baby was born.
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