bare
ly
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in a manner that almost does not exist or occur
- He barely made it to the bus stop in time for the last bus of the day.
- The student had studied only briefly and barely passed the exam.
- After the long hike, they were barely able to reach the mountain's summit.
- The car barely had enough fuel to make it to the nearest gas station.
- She barely managed to catch the train before it departed.
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used to refer to something happening only a very short time before an event
- She barely made it to the train station before the doors closed.
- He finished his exam barely a minute before the time ran out.
- They arrived at the airport barely in time to catch their flight.
- The doctor saved the patient’s life, barely stabilizing them before it was too late.
- The firefighters barely evacuated the building before the roof collapsed.
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by a little
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