1nick 
/ˈnɪk/ noun
plural nicks /ˈnɪk/ noun 1 [count] a : a small broken area that appears on something after something else hits or cuts it
▪ There is a nick [=chip] in the cup. ▪ There are a couple of nicks on the painting.
b : a small cut on your skin
▪ His face was covered with nicks and cuts after shaving. 2 the nick Brit slang : a prison or police station
▪ She spent a night in the nick. 3 [noncount] Brit, informal : the condition that someone or something is in
▪ I watched the team practice, and all the players looked in good nick. [=in good shape] ▪ an economy in bad nick
▪ There is a nick [=chip] in the cup. ▪ There are a couple of nicks on the painting.
b : a small cut on your skin
▪ His face was covered with nicks and cuts after shaving.
▪ She spent a night in the nick.
▪ I watched the team practice, and all the players looked in good nick. [=in good shape] ▪ an economy in bad nick
in the nick of time
informal : just before the last moment when something can be changed or something bad will happen
▪ He decided to go just in the nick of time. ▪ The ambulance arrived in the nick of time.
▪ He decided to go just in the nick of time. ▪ The ambulance arrived in the nick of time.
