saved by the bell

Verb

 * 1)  In a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, spared from being counted out by the referee by the ringing of the bell which concludes the round.
 * 2)  Rescued or favorably assisted by a timely interruption or by the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.
 * 1)  Rescued or favorably assisted by a timely interruption or by the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.

Translations

 * Catalan: salvat per la campana
 * Finnish: pelastua täpärästi
 * French: sauvé par la cloche, sauvé par le gong
 * German: vom Gong gerettet
 * Portuguese: