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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Border Patrol has a similar policy, but both note that there are not nearly enough cameras for all of their officers to wear them nationwide.
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Conor Wight, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
There’s not nearly as many players claiming NIL is bad for college football as two years ago.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Spot gold prices also fell in Friday trading, although not nearly as steeply as silver.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
While cash flow results did miss expectations, the misses were minor, not nearly enough to cause concern given the positive dynamics elsewhere, particularly in Bioprocessing, which is key to management’s outlook on the year.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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Conor Wight, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
There’s not nearly as many players claiming NIL is bad for college football as two years ago.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Spot gold prices also fell in Friday trading, although not nearly as steeply as silver.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
While cash flow results did miss expectations, the misses were minor, not nearly enough to cause concern given the positive dynamics elsewhere, particularly in Bioprocessing, which is key to management’s outlook on the year.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Not nearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20nearly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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