Question

Directions : Identify the words that are similar in meaning to the phrase in underline. If none of option conveys the correct meaning, mark (E) as your answer. The options do not necessarily need to be grammatically correct.

Conveniently, there were other people around, and I was rescued in the nick of time .

A after a long time Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B with a lot of hesitation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C at the last possible moment Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D without thinking Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

The idiom ‘in the nick of time’ means ‘at the last possible moment’.

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