ぎりぎり
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
Onomatopoeic
Usually written in kana
1. just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
Sorry for cutting it so close.
Pitch accent
ぎ
りぎり
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Examples (6 in total)
I barely manage to hold back the rising nausea.
He was just in time for the last train.
It was a close call, but it seems the direct hit was avoided.
The coup attempt was foiled at the last moment.
I stop myself just in time from looking down.
No, the nation's finances have already been pushed to the limit.