last-minute idioms

[Elenluck]

Is there any difference between the idiom "at the eleventh hour" and "in the nick of time"?

Thank you!))

[Skrej]

Hi Elen,

There is a little difference, yes.

"At the eleventh hour" implies that the event happened just before a scheduled, looming deadline.

"In the nick of time" implies that the event happened just before it was too late to prevent something (such as an accident). It doesn't carry the sense of racing to finish before a deadline.
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