We very 'nearly' missed the plane. [=we came very close to missing the plane]
There's 'not nearly' enough flour for a cake here.
It's 'not nearly' as late as I thought it was.
(..) Why not? Me, too. You guys suck! ♪ Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state ♪ ♪ Then nearly billion years ago expansion started... Wait! ♪ ♪ The Earth began to cool ♪ ♪ The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools ♪ ♪ We built the Wall ♪ (..)2014 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Clean Room Infiltration Season: 8 Episode 11