fast Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “nearly” is fast. Examples of "nearly" in use There are 4 examples of the German word for "nearly" being used: Recording English German Learn It’s nearly half past two. Es ist fast halb drei. Learn That bridge took nearly three years to build. Der Bau dieser Brücke dauerte fast drei Jahre. Learn The attack lasted for nearly three hours. Der Angriff dauerte fast drei Stunden. Learn Nearly Headless Nick (the name of one of the ghosts in the Harry Potter books) Fast kopfloser Nick Learn Practice Lesson "nearly" Practice (4) Lesson Learn Lesson words nearly etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases It’s nearly half past two., Nearly Headless Nick (the name of one of the ghosts in the Harry Potter books), The attack lasted for nearly three hours. etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 60 Miscellaneous 61 Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech