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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There’s not nearly enough of any of the resources needed to fund her vision, and officials are wondering what to make of a report that puts the price tag for ending homelessness citywide at $22 billion. —

Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024 Thankfully, while her new full-length is not nearly as popular as her past projects, the title has produced a handful of hits for the singer on a few charts. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Had the film cost half that and not nearly four times the budget of the original, the knives might not be out for it the same way. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024 Wages rose in the last five years, but not nearly as quickly as home prices. —

Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for not nearly