Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
It was just an action in the nick of time that prepared all of us for further arrangements.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Just in time.
The idiom “in the nick of time” means at the last possible moment before it’s too late, or just in time.
Option 4 correctly captures this meaning.
Option 1 (Unnatural happenings) is unrelated.
Option 2 (Forceful labour) is unrelated.
Option 3 (Delayed as expected) is the opposite of the idiom’s meaning.