0 a situation in which you almost failed to achieve something and only just succeeded:
We beat them but it was a near thing.
I have said it was a near thing either way.
I was not present, but it was a near thing.
But it will be a very near thing!
It was a near thing that we would not have to import.
In fact, it was a very near thing.
I think it is a very near thing.
It is a very near thing.
It was a very near thing.
