nowhere near
idiom
1
: not at all near to
We were nowhere near a hospital.
2
informal
: not at all : not nearly
Their house is nowhere near as nice as yours.
That is nowhere near enough water.
The house is nowhere near finished.
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This looks like a classic case of ‘deputy heads must roll’ and that is nowhere near good enough.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Our income and tax bases are growing nowhere near as fast as our obligations.
—Ivo Welch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
The last two Euro hosts went on to win it all; Switzerland’s expectations are nowhere near that.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Kovacs agrees and says the current crop of players are nowhere near reaching the limit of how fast a human being can serve a tennis ball.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Our income and tax bases are growing nowhere near as fast as our obligations.
—Ivo Welch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
The last two Euro hosts went on to win it all; Switzerland’s expectations are nowhere near that.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Kovacs agrees and says the current crop of players are nowhere near reaching the limit of how fast a human being can serve a tennis ball.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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