a wee bit

idiom

informal
: by a very small amount or to a very small degree
I'm a wee bit confused.

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The Lightning came into the game feeling a wee bit of heat. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025 While the clip displays live telemetry data, two GPS units were used to precisely record the car's speed, which is just a wee bit below what appears on screen. New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025 The mesh fabric didn't cover as much as her extremely long, brown hair—a departure from the famous painting—which was stuffed into the dress and very deliberately situated for a wee bit of modesty. Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Mar. 2025 To say Christmas 2024 is a wee bit underpowered may be an understatement since there is usually more product, say box office sources, and the calendar certainly could have used a behemoth like a Star Wars movie or Avatar installment. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for a wee bit

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“A wee bit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20wee%20bit. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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