[adverb] [not gradable] - by the smallest amount; almost notThey have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month.She was barely (= only just) fifteen when she won her first championship.He had barely (= only very recently) left the office when a huge explosion ripped through the building.
BARELY
Meaning of BARELY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012