at the (very) outside

at the (very) outside

At the most. The traffic wasn't that bad, so I think I'll only be 15 minutes late at the very outside. What do you think tuition will cost at the outside? The beach really isn't far away—at the outside, it should take us an hour to get there.

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at the (very) outside

at the very most. The car repairs will cost $300 at the very outside. I'm now on my way and I'll be there in three hours at the outside.

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at the outside

see under at most.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

at the outˈside

(of an amount, a number, etc.) at the most; as a maximum: I doubt if this factory makes more than 500 cars a year at the very outside.

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