not nearly
idiom
: much less than : not at all
There's not nearly enough flour for a cake here.
It's not nearly as late as I thought it was.
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Drury is young and helps the team’s depth, but not nearly enough to make up for the talent downgrade from Rantanen to Necas.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
While that did give the economy a boost, raising wages and productivity, the benefits were not nearly enough to offset the losses in tax revenue that have widened the US deficit, according to an analysis from Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
—David Goldman, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
As a Georgia native who has lived in other states as well, clear, blue waters are not nearly considered the norm for rivers.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Several experts, for example, said not nearly enough has been done to make sure an expanding bird flu pandemic in animals doesn’t turn into a global health catastrophe for people.
—Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
While that did give the economy a boost, raising wages and productivity, the benefits were not nearly enough to offset the losses in tax revenue that have widened the US deficit, according to an analysis from Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
—David Goldman, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
As a Georgia native who has lived in other states as well, clear, blue waters are not nearly considered the norm for rivers.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Several experts, for example, said not nearly enough has been done to make sure an expanding bird flu pandemic in animals doesn’t turn into a global health catastrophe for people.
—Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Not nearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20nearly. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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