best part of something

Nearly all of something, the majority, as in The dentist was late; I waited for the best part of an hour. The adjective best here does not concern quality but quantity. [First half of 1500s] Also see better half, def. 1.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dietfried	DEET-freet	German
Ragna	-	Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Ancient Scandinavian
Karan	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi
Brynjarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Patty	['pæti]
Hrodger	-	Ancient Germanic