Nearly is used to indicate that something is not quite the case, or not completely the case.
almost , practically
Goldsworth stared at me in silence for nearly twenty seconds.
戈兹沃斯默默盯着我看了差不多20秒钟。
Hunter knew nearly all of this already.
这件事情亨特几乎全知道了。
The beach was nearly empty.
海滩几乎是空荡荡的。
Nearly is used to indicate that something will soon be the case.
It was already nearly eight o'clock.
已经快8点钟了。
I was nearly asleep.
我快睡着了。
I've nearly finished the words for your song.
我快要给你的歌填完词了。