outside chance
Unlikely but possible
An outside chance is a slight possibility—unlikely but not impossible.
The phrase suggests something at the margins, barely within reach: There's an outside chance we'll finish by Friday.
It acknowledges remote hope without promising much: He has an outside chance of making the team.
- unlikelyNot apt to happen
- improbableNot likely true
- dark horseUnlikely but possible winner
- long shotUnlikely to succeed
- hail maryDesperate long-shot attempt
moonshot · pipe dream · prospect · minimal · far-fetched · faint · slim · rare · conceivable · remote · against all odds · marginal · slim pickings · uncertain · odds · maybe · risk · luck
- chanceluck, lottery, dice, randomness, probability
- opportunitygolden opportunity, window of opportunity, opportunity knocks, once in a lifetime, big break
- possibilitiespossibility, likelihood, probability, odds, potential
- risk phrasestake a gamble, risk it all, go for broke, roll the dice, go all in
- Unlikelyunlikely, improbable, doubtful, dubious, remote
- long shotslong shot, longshot, long odds, dark horse, underdog