最后一刻

He got to the railway station in the nick of time.

他在刻赶到火车站。

He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.

刻缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。

Doing business with him is sometimes quite stressful. He likes to keep all his options open until the very last minute.

跟他做生意有时候压力很大。他总喜欢到刻才决定。

There was something shamefaced or diffident about the movement, as if the intention were to conceal any idea of stopping until the very last moment.

行动有些害羞或者有些胆怯，好像不到刻都不打算暴露任何要停下来想法。