nigh 
/ˈnaɪ/ adverb
/ˈnaɪ/ adverb old-fashioned + literary 1 : close in time or place : near
▪ The snow is melting. Spring is nigh. ▪ Morning was drawing nigh. [=it was almost morning] ▪ The end is nigh. 2 : almost or nearly
▪ It would be nigh impossible to fix it. ▪ a nigh perfect evening — often + on, onto, or unto ▪ We've lived here for nigh on 40 years. [=almost 40 years] ▪ nigh onto a century — see also well-nigh
▪ The snow is melting. Spring is nigh. ▪ Morning was drawing nigh. [=it was almost morning] ▪ The end is nigh.
▪ It would be nigh impossible to fix it. ▪ a nigh perfect evening — often + on, onto, or unto ▪ We've lived here for nigh on 40 years. [=almost 40 years] ▪ nigh onto a century — see also well-nigh
