thisclose

This close; extremely close.

Adjective

  1. This close; extremely close.
    • JUDY GARLAND was thisclose to signing an exclusive TV contract with NBC, but the deal fell through. - 1955, Bob Stohl, TV guide: Volume 3, page 27:
    • Sources indicate that Danzig is thisclose to signing a new label deal. - 2001 December 17, CMJ New Music Report, volume 69, number 743, page 10:
    • Bridget is the only one at school who knows that I came thisclose to letting Marcus Flutie devirginize me last New Year's Eve. - 2003, Megan McCafferty, Second Helpings: A Novel, page 80:

Origin

A presentation of the phrase "this close" that intentionally omits the space between the words to demonstrate the degree of closeness.