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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And on your debts, the Fed’s moves may save you some money but not nearly as much as your taking advantage of other options.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Multiple groups launched fundraisers in February and eventually, these emergency funds mobilized more than $125 million within eight months, a sum that while not nearly enough, was more than the organizers had ever imagined possible.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The biggest chokepoint today is a lack of sufficient compute capacity, and not nearly enough power.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Bose and Sony's transparency features are perfectly usable, just not nearly as impressive.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Multiple groups launched fundraisers in February and eventually, these emergency funds mobilized more than $125 million within eight months, a sum that while not nearly enough, was more than the organizers had ever imagined possible.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The biggest chokepoint today is a lack of sufficient compute capacity, and not nearly enough power.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Bose and Sony's transparency features are perfectly usable, just not nearly as impressive.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Not nearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20nearly. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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