by a hair's breadth

By an extremely short distance or slim margin of time. They're just about to close the gates! it looks like we made the flight by a hair's breadth. The race was neck and neck till the very end, but Sally won it by a hair's breadth.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Candace	KAN-dis (English), kan-DAY-see (English), KAN-də-see (English)	English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Mitrofan	mee-trah-FAHN	Russian
Apphia	AF-ee-ə (English), AP-fee-ə (English)	Biblical
Nthanda	-	Southern African, Tumbuka
Theophilus	thee-AHF-ə-ləs (English)	Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Noga	-	Hebrew