kurz vor knapp
German
editEtymology
editLiterally, “shortly before narrowly”. Aliterative formation, probably an alteration of such phrases as kurz vor Schluss or kurz vor zwölf.
Adverb
edit- (colloquial) just in time, at the last minute, at the eleventh hour
- Synonyms: gerade noch, auf den letzten Drücker