none too

1. Also, not too. Not very, as in The application arrived none too soon, or I'm afraid this secretary is not too smart, or He was here not too long ago. The first usage was first recorded in 1885; the variant dates from about 1920. Also see not all that.

Example Sentences

First seen cycling his city’s streets day and night with a becalmed sense of ownership, Holland’s Roger is a die-hard Brooklynite none too happy with the smoothing over of his cherished neighborhoods by “obscene” money.

From Los Angeles Times

Not so much: How does this patriotism get expressed at a moment when liberals are feeling none too proud of their country?

From Slate

The real estate broker, he recalled, was none too thrilled that he and his wife, an interracial couple, were moving in.

From Los Angeles Times

The project was completed in October, and that was none too soon.

From Los Angeles Times

His team has a week off, and none too soon.

From Los Angeles Times