abia Adverb, abia ▼ ▶

1. hardly, barely (with difficulty)
   abia a aștepta: to hardly wait, can’t wait
2. hardly, barely, scarcely (in a very small measure)
3. (with, count words) only, just (no more than)
4. just, scarce (not long ago) (from 1581)
5. no sooner than; only

Appox. usage (any sense): 139 per million words