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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When someone suggested that abortions are not nearly as important an issue as it’s made out to be, Rihanna responded with a particularly heated and pointed comment. —

Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 Advertisement House Republicans estimate roughly 2 million migrants evaded detection altogether, but that’s not nearly enough to total 21 million, as Trump claims. —

Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Another non-endorsement last week has caused thousands of Los Angeles Times readers to cancel subscriptions, although not nearly at the Post’s level. —

David Bauder, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024 In other words, inflation is certainly up since Biden took office, but not nearly to the degree this post claims over the last 18 months. —

Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for not nearly