sliding safely (baseball)
Baseball term for a runner sliding into a base and being called safe.
He reached second base with a sliding safe.
just making it; barely on time
Figurative use for barely meeting a deadline, catching a train, or narrowly avoiding failure. Often used in everyday situations.
See also: ギリギリセーフ
I just barely caught the train.
I submitted the report just in the nick of time.
Compound of 滑り込み (sliding in) and セーフ (safe), originally from baseball.