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nigh on

phrase

Definitions

  1. Almost, nearly

    Almost, nearly; approaching; not quite.

    • I had been working in this industry for nigh on twelve years when it happened.
    • I walked for nigh on to three hours.
    • “[…]They say he has sold himself to the devil for a pretty face. It’s nigh on eighteen years since I met him. He hasn’t changed much since then. I have, though,” she added, with a sickly leer.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA