"not a moment too soon" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adverb|-}} not a moment too soon (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of not a minute too soon Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: not a minute too soon [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-not_a_moment_too_soon-en-adv-O9x-56Oy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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