TO BE (MORE) PRECISE


Meaning of TO BE (MORE) PRECISE in English

used to show that you are giving more detailed and accurate information about sth you have just mentioned :

The shelf is about a metre long—well, 98cm, to be precise.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.