No. 3,720 in Japanese
ぎりぎり
Barely; just in time; narrowly.
In a sentence
ぎりぎり間に合いました。
I barely made it on time.
ぎりぎり implies 'barely' or 'just on the verge of', indicating that the action was completed within the very last possible moment.
ぎりぎりのところで止まりました。
It stopped right at the edge.
ぎりぎり is used to signify 'at the very edge' or 'just barely within the limit', showing proximity to a boundary.
そのドレスはぎりぎり予算内です。
That dress is barely within budget.
ぎりぎり is used to convey 'just barely fitting within constraints', here referring to sticking closely to the budgetary limit.
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