a near miss



a near miss

a situation in which an accident or unpleasant situation almost happened and was only just avoided I managed to brake just in time but it was a near miss.
See also: miss, near

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AinsleeAYNZ-lee English (Rare)
Athaliah-Biblical
MÜMİNe-Turkish
A&Eth;AlbjÖRg-Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
TeranceTER-əntsEnglish
Horsa-Ancient Germanic