Lingaku- lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
- fig. to act in the nick of time
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to act in the nick of time
This idiom indicates taking decisive action just before a potential disaster or negative outcome occurs, implying that one has realized the consequences of an action and has chosen to stop or change course.
He acted in the nick of time, deciding not to take any more risks.
After careful consideration, she acted in the nick of time and avoided a failure.
Generated collocations (experimental)
xuán yá lè mǎ悬崖勒马to act in the nick of timefán shì凡事xuán yá lè mǎ悬崖勒马to rein in before it's too late in all mattersjí shí及时xuán yá lè mǎ悬崖勒马to rein in at just the right momentzài在wēi jí危急shí kè时刻xuán yá lè mǎ悬崖勒马to act at a critical momentduì对zì jǐ自己xuán yá lè mǎ悬崖勒马to rein oneself in at the edge of disasterxuán yá lè mǎ悬崖勒马de的jué cè决策a decision made just in timetā她xuǎn zé选择zài在wēi jī危机Zhōng中xuán yá lè mǎ悬崖勒马She chose to act just in time during the crisis.xuán yá lè mǎ悬崖勒马de的zhì huì智慧the wisdom of acting in the nick of timeshè fǎ设法xuán yá lè mǎ悬崖勒马to find a way to act before it's too late