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)