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* ''Series/DarkWinds'': Manuelito arrives just as Frank Nakia is about to gun down Leaphorn and Chee, shooting him (not lethally).

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* Played straight near the end of ''ComicBook/TheJoker: Devil's Advocate'': [[spoiler:the executioner is about to throw the switch to electrocute the Joker when a phone call rings out just in time for one of those attending the execution to get a call from the governor, who indicates that the real culprit for the poisoned stamps has been found and that the Joker is now in the clear and granted a death row pardon. Another few seconds, and he would have been toast before he ever got exonerated of the incident.]]


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** Played straight near the end of ''The Joker: Devil's Advocate'': [[spoiler:the executioner is about to throw the switch to electrocute the Joker when a phone call rings out just in time for one of those attending the execution to get a call from the governor, who indicates that the real culprit for the poisoned stamps has been found and that the Joker is now in the clear and granted a death row pardon. Another few seconds, and he would have been toast before he ever got exonerated of the incident.]]
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* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfDorsa'': Tasia is rescued by the city guard in the first book right before an assassin was about to kill her when she's been overpowered.

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* ''Fanfic/{{Adjacency}}'': As Spike [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/144314/1/adjacency/chapter-1-nothing-ventured says]], he and Twilight only made it back from the human world in this way:
-->“And didn't we make it back with only like ten seconds to spare?!”
* In ''Fanfic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed'', upon the monsters' encircling and ambush of Celestia's forces in the Battle of the Everfree Fields, [[spoiler:[[TheCavalry the long awaited pegasi reinforcements from the west arrive just in time to save them.]]]]

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* %%* ''Fanfic/{{Adjacency}}'': As Spike [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/144314/1/adjacency/chapter-1-nothing-ventured says]], he and Twilight only made it back from the human world in this way:
-->“And
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didn't we make it back with only like ten seconds to spare?!”
spare?!"
* In ''Fanfic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed'', upon ''Fanfic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed'': Upon the monsters' encircling and ambush of Celestia's forces in the Battle of the Everfree Fields, [[spoiler:[[TheCavalry the long awaited pegasi reinforcements from the west arrive just in time to save them.]]]]



* Liu Kang showing up just before Luz and the Blight Twins are killed by Noob Saibot to fend him off.
* Cyrax and Raiden showing up to save Sonya and Jax at the last second when Emperor Belos has beaten them with Cyrax trapping Belos in a net and summoning a portal to getaway.

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* ** Liu Kang showing up just before Luz and the Blight Twins are killed by Noob Saibot to fend him off.
* ** Cyrax and Raiden showing up to save Sonya and Jax at the last second when Emperor Belos has beaten them with Cyrax trapping Belos in a net and summoning a portal to getaway.



* In ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'', Rei is about to be obliterated by Zeruel when Shinji and Asuka join the battle.
* In ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'', [[EnemyWithout Satan Girl]] throws a little girl against a wall, but ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} dives into and catches the kid, saving her from getting splattered in the nick of time.
* In ''Fanfic/{{Shatterheart}}'', Jet is about to pour bleach down Syaoran's eyes when Kurogane and Fai break down the door and beat the snot out of Jet and his gang.
* Examples in ''Fanfic/ChaosTheory'':

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* In ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'', ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': Rei is about to be obliterated by Zeruel when Shinji and Asuka join the battle.
* In ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'', ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'': [[EnemyWithout Satan Girl]] throws a little girl against a wall, but ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} dives into and catches the kid, saving her from getting splattered in the nick of time.
* In ''Fanfic/{{Shatterheart}}'', ''Fanfic/{{Shatterheart}}'': Jet is about to pour bleach down Syaoran's eyes when Kurogane and Fai break down the door and beat the snot out of Jet and his gang.
* Examples in ''Fanfic/ChaosTheory'':



* In ''Fanfic/FrozenMoonlight'', Kenshin just manages to block the strike Jineh that Jineh would have killed Kaoru with.

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* In ''Fanfic/FrozenMoonlight'', ''Fanfic/FrozenMoonlight'': Kenshin just manages to block the strike Jineh that Jineh would have killed Kaoru with.



* In ''Fanfic/TheVampireOfSteel'', Buffy is about to be gunned down by a vampire when Supergirl bursts into the place and crushes the gun.


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* ''Fanfic/TheVampireOfSteel'': Buffy is about to be gunned down by a vampire when Supergirl bursts into the place and crushes the gun.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'': Spike's son, Daniel, gets separated from Arcee, Kup, and Springer after entering [[PlanetEater Unicron]]. This turns out to be a good thing because it helped him locate and rescue his father as well as Bumblebee, Jazz, and Cliffjumper, just when they were about to be dumped in a [[AcidPool vat of acid]].
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* ''Series/YourHonor'': Detective Costello saves [[spoiler:Michael]] literally one ''second'' before the KillerCop who'd abducted him was all set to shoot him.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei and her mother just finish having their heart to heart conversation seconds before the lunar eclipse ends sending her mother back to the physical world.
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* In the fourth book of ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'', the Hero Party has been attacked in the [[DungeonCrawling Great Orcus Labyrinth]] by a huge band of monsters led by a demon. The leader of the Hero Party [[GoodIsDumb having missed the chance to kill the demon TWICE]], all seems lost. And then [[NeverFoundTheBody Hajime]], [[CuteLittleFangs Yue]], and [[CuteMonsterGirl Shea]] [[ThereWasADoor make an entrance]] by ''[[WeDoTheImpossible breaking through the floor of the level above]]'', which is, as far as anybody knew up to then, not physically possible. [[CurbStompBattle It doesn't go well for the demon.]]

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* In the fourth book of ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'', ''Literture/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'', the Hero Party has been attacked in the [[DungeonCrawling Great Orcus Labyrinth]] by a huge band of monsters led by a demon. The leader of the Hero Party [[GoodIsDumb having missed the chance to kill the demon TWICE]], all seems lost. And then [[NeverFoundTheBody Hajime]], [[CuteLittleFangs Yue]], and [[CuteMonsterGirl Shea]] [[ThereWasADoor make an entrance]] by ''[[WeDoTheImpossible breaking through the floor of the level above]]'', which is, as far as anybody knew up to then, not physically possible. [[CurbStompBattle It doesn't go well for the demon.]]
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* DeusExMachina

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* DeusExMachinaDeusExMachina: When something happens just in time to help the good guys without any prior set-up justifying it.

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** ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlBatgirlPlot'': When a crook dumps Robin into a factory chinmey, Batgirl suddenly shows up and hauls him back to safety right before he touches the flames.

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** ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlBatgirlPlot'': When a crook dumps Robin into a factory chinmey, chimney, Batgirl suddenly shows up and hauls him back to safety right before he touches the flames.flames.
* ''[[ComicBook/DCPride2022 DC Pride: Tim Drake Special]]'': Tim arrives and throws a batarang and disarms the lead cultist just as he is are swinging the knife down to sacrifice Bernard.

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-->-- '''Sarge''', ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''

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-->-- '''Sarge''', ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''
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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'': Although he had no way of knowing, Mr. Potato Head was just ''moments'' away from getting crushed by the giant pipe due to his shoe getting caught on the gum.
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* SuspiciouslySpecificSermon

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* SuspiciouslySpecificSermonSuspiciouslySpecificSermon: Religious service is oddly plot relevant.
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* ScottyTime

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* ScottyTimeScottyTime: You have much less time than you need to get the job done. Then it gets done.
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* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay

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* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDayNotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: Dead or "dead" person comes back just in time to save the day.
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* MisfitMobilizationMoment

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* MisfitMobilizationMomentMisfitMobilizationMoment: When the dysfunctional misfits stop being dysfunctional misfits. A scene ensues that shows them preparing for action.
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* MemoryGambit

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* MemoryGambitMemoryGambit: Temporarily sacrificing your own memories for tactical advantage.
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* MagicCountdown

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* MagicCountdownMagicCountdown: Time flows differently on time counters currently not onscreen or discussed.
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* LetsGetDangerous

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* LetsGetDangerousLetsGetDangerous: The moment a bumbling or comedic hero gets serious and demonstrates the magnitude of their true competence.
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* LastSecondShowoff

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* LastSecondShowoffLastSecondShowoff: When a character waits to perform a task because they know they can get it done at the last second.
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* InstantCooldown

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* InstantCooldownInstantCooldown: Turning off a critical reactor magically fixes all its problems, with no aftermath to deal with.
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* ForgottenSuperweapon

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* ForgottenSuperweaponForgottenSuperweapon: A powerful weapon that characters resort to much later than they logically should have.
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* DropTheCow

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* DropTheCowDropTheCow: Breaking a lull in the plot with a spontaneous, silly event.
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* DesperateObjectCatch

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* DesperateObjectCatchDesperateObjectCatch: A dramatic catch of a falling object (usually something that means bad news if it hits the floor).
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* ChangedMyMindKid

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* ChangedMyMindKidChangedMyMindKid: Friend abandons hero, then saves them at the last moment.
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* BedouinRescueService

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* BedouinRescueServiceBedouinRescueService: Our heroes are lost in the wild and get rescued by a group of traveling natives.
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* ''Film/ThePrincess'': The princess and Linh arrive just as some {{mooks}} of Julius are about to rape a female servant in the kitchens.

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* ''Film/ThePrincess'': ''Film/{{The Princess|2022}}'': The princess and Linh arrive just as some {{mooks}} of Julius are about to rape a female servant in the kitchens.
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* In ''The Gold at the Starbow's End'' by Frederik Pohl, the beings of of Alpha-Aleph arrive on Earth just in time to save it. Note though, that a big chunk of the problem was their fault: They were ticked at being potentially-lethally snookered by the President of the United States (not the whole government, just the President) and a couple of scientists, so they fired a ray from deep space that hit [[DisproportionateRetribution all]] radioactive sources on Earth, changing them from shedding radiation to shedding ''heat''. Hello, [[UpToEleven global warming]].

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* In ''The Gold at the Starbow's End'' by Frederik Pohl, the beings of of Alpha-Aleph arrive on Earth just in time to save it. Note though, that a big chunk of the problem was their fault: They were ticked at being potentially-lethally snookered by the President of the United States (not the whole government, just the President) and a couple of scientists, so they fired a ray from deep space that hit [[DisproportionateRetribution all]] radioactive sources on Earth, changing them from shedding radiation to shedding ''heat''. Hello, [[UpToEleven global warming]].warming.
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