i grevens tid

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== Swedish == === Etymology === By surface analysis, i (“in”) +‎ grevens (“the count's”) +‎ tid (“time”). Believed to refer to the reign of Per Brahe the Younger in Finland during the mid-17th century, considered a prosperous time. Compare Finnish kreivin aikaan. === Adverb === i grevens tid (not comparable) (idiomatic) in the nick of time, not a minute too soon === References === “greve”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “greve”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “greve”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)