nigh on
Almost, nearly; approaching; not quiteAlmost, nearly; approaching; not quite.
» It's nigh-on impossible to work out what will happen.
sacredceltic · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAlmost, 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.
Examples
3 sentencesIt's nigh-on impossible to work out what will happen.
Nowadays it is nigh on impossible to find a girl who does not wear a tattoo.
ruСейчас почти невозможно найти девушку, у которой нет татуировки. — shanghainese
In Berlin it's nigh on evening, but the thermometer still shows twenty-seven degrees.