barely exceed

Frequency: 5.04.1 per million words

to exceed by only the smallest possible amount

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Examples (10)

  • Their numbers barely exceed 100 in the wild.
  • The budget barely exceeds last year's allocation.
  • His height barely exceeds the minimum requirement.
  • The temperature barely exceeded freezing point today.
  • Our sales barely exceed the break-even target.
  • The project costs barely exceed the original estimate.
  • Her score barely exceeded the passing grade.
  • The population barely exceeds 5,000 residents.
  • The speed limit was barely exceeded during the test drive.
  • The demand barely exceeds our current supply capacity.