Ki-Ki-I-ppatsu

at a critical moment. in the very nick of time.
by the skin of my teeth. hairbreadth.
The danger was very close.
The safe distance was almost equal to the width of a hair.

kanji meaning :

• Ki-ki = a crisis. crises. an emergency.
  


• I(p) = Ichi = one. a.
  


• Patsu = hair. a hair. (= Hatsu = Kami).