Collocations with "barely"

to be almost unable to breathe due to fear, illness, or a bad environment

To be only just able to pay for something.

To succeed in escaping, but with great difficulty and with little margin for failure.

To succeed in doing something, but with difficulty and almost failing.

Almost not visible; can only be seen with difficulty.

Emphasizes that something is only just noticeable or very slight.

To almost fail to control an emotion or physical reaction.

Means the condition is only just acceptable, almost unacceptable.

To succeed in arriving somewhere, but with great difficulty and only by a small margin.

only just succeeding in doing something

To be almost unsuccessful in concealing a feeling.

To only just succeed in avoiding something.

only just suitable for living in; almost not habitable

Indicates that something is very difficult to read.

to only just become aware of something

To only just manage to stop oneself from doing something.

to only just manage to continue to live or exist

to almost not have the courage to do something

to be almost unable to hear something.

to almost not touch something

Indicates a very weak state of life, close to death.

Only just aware or awake; almost unconscious.

to have just enough strength, energy, or courage to do something

to only just succeed in hiding something, such as an emotion

To be able to discern something, but only with great difficulty.

Extremely difficult to see or notice.