nowhere near

US /ˈnoʊ.wer ˌnɪr/

UK /ˈnoʊ.wer ˌnɪr/

1.

not at all; far from it

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The new car is nowhere near as fast as the old one.

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We're nowhere near finished with the project.

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far from not at all by no means not nearly nowhere close

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nowhere near get nowhere go nowhere out of nowhere (in) the middle of nowhere near the knuckle