Meanings
- not comparableAt the last possible moment; just before or within the assigned time.
I was about to make a sarcastic remark but caught myself just in time.
1 more example
I very nearly drove into the car in front, but thankfully I managed to stop just in time.
Synonyms: at the eleventh hour, in the nick of time, in pudding time, last-minute, not a minute too soon, under the wire
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAt the last possible moment; just before or within the assigned time.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbat the last possible moment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan just a temps, a l'hora justa
- just a tempsTranslations
- a l'hora justaTranslations
Esperanto ĝustatempe
- ĝustatempeTranslations
Finnish juuri sopivasti, juuri oikeaan aikaan
- juuri sopivastiTranslations
- juuri oikeaan aikaanTranslations
French juste à temps
- juste à tempsTranslations
German gerade noch rechtzeitig
- gerade noch rechtzeitigTranslations
Portuguese bem na hora
- bem na horaTranslations
Romanian exact la timp
- exact la timpTranslations
Russian как раз
- как раз (kak raz)Translations
Spanish justo a tiempo
- justo a tiempoTranslations
Swedish precis i tid
- precis i tidTranslations
Vietnamese vừa kịp lúc
- vừa kịp lúcTranslations
Cite this entry
just in time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20in%20time
“just in time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20in%20time. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “just in time,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20in%20time.
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