危あやうく

adverb

barely; narrowly

Used when a negative outcome was narrowly avoided; often followed by ところだった or a negative verb form.

• 危あやうく電でん車しゃに乗のり遅おくれるところだった。

  I almost missed the train.

• 彼かれは危あやうく事じ故こに遭あうところだった。

  He narrowly avoided an accident.

adverb

almost; nearly

Indicates that something came close to happening, often with a sense of relief that it did not; similar to もう少しで.

• 危あやうく忘わすれるところだった。

  I almost forgot.