tight fit
Just barely fits
A tight fit describes something that barely fits into or through a space, with little or no room to spare.
The phrase applies to physical objects—These jeans are a tight fit—or to scheduling and logistics: It'll be a tight fit, but we can squeeze in one more meeting.
The implication is that success is possible but margins are slim.
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- squeeze playCoercive tactical maneuver
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- sardine canMetal container for preserved fish
like a glove · packed in · constricted · wedged · jammed · compressed · clingy · body con · hugging · squeezing · wriggle · struggle · spandex · skinny jeans · corset · glove · too small · socket
- clothing fitsnug, baggy, loose, oversized, relaxed
- shoe problemsblister, blisters, bunion, bunions, callus
- tolerancingcircularity, roundness, straightness, perpendicularity, parallelism
- adjustment errorsovercorrection, miscalibration, wrong setting, overcompensation, misalignment
- clothing flawshole, rip, tear, stain, wrinkle