not a moment too soon
not a moment too soon
At the last possible moment before it is too late; just in the nick of time. The police arrived not a moment too soon, and the would-be burglar was apprehended before anything could be stolen. A: "The surgeon has just arrived." B: "And not a moment too soon! This patient needs an operation immediately!"
See also: moment, not, soon
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- without a moment to spare
- not a moment to spare
- just now
- the moment (that)
- at this moment in time
- any moment now
- at this moment
- at the moment
- any moment
- none too soon