none too soon

adv

none too soon

adv

1

Synonym of not a minute too soon.

Tommy took to his heels and ran—none too soon. The front door opened and a hail of bullets followed him. Fortunately none of them hit him. He turned the corner of the square.1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 17”, in The Secret Adversary:

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