"not a minute too soon" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 正好及时
• 差一点就晚了

Definition

用来表示事情在最后一刻发生，差一点就太晚了。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属非正式表达，突出“差点就来不及”或“幸好及时”。多用于紧急、惊险或避免灾难的情景，比“及时”语气更紧张。

Examples

The ambulance arrived not a minute too soon.

救护车**正好及时**赶到。

You returned not a minute too soon; dinner is ready now.

你回来了，**正好及时**；晚饭准备好了。

The rain started not a minute too soon after we came inside.

我们进屋后，雨**正好及时**地下起来。

You called not a minute too soon—I was about to leave for the airport.

你打电话来得**正好及时**——我正准备去机场。

He finished his exam not a minute too soon, the teacher was collecting the papers.

他完成考试**正好及时**，老师已经在收卷了。

The repairman arrived not a minute too soon—the faucet just broke completely.

维修工**正好及时**到达，水龙头刚好彻底坏了。