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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
HrÓ&Eth;Geirr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Baldick	['bɔ:ldik]
Anoubis	-	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Ivica	-	Croatian, Serbian
Eilwen	-	Welsh
Laird	-	English (Rare)