Meaning of ぎりぎり in Japanese

Definition of ぎりぎり

ぎりぎり(girigiri) · ギリギリ(girigiri)

ギリギリセーフ(girigiriseefu) · ぎりぎりセーフ(girigiriseefu)

(exp) just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); just (barely) OK →Related words: ぎりぎり , セーフ

ぎりぎりまで(girigirimade) · ギリギリまで(girigirimade)

(exp) until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

私わたしはぎりぎりになるまで先延ばしさきのばしにしていたする。

I waited until the last minute.

彼かれは最後さいごの電車でんしゃにぎりぎり間に合った。

He was just in time for the last train.

He was driven to the last extremity.

私わたしは終電しゅうでんにぎりぎりのところで間に合った。

I was just in time for the last train.

The coup attempt was foiled at the last moment.

It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.