this side of

Idioms  

1. Short of, before, as in I think she's still this side of forty, or I doubt they'll arrive this side of noon. [First half of 1400s]

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Example Sentences

Mr Rose said he was "disheartened" by Theo's experience and said it was the first time in his 30-year career he had "seen this side of policing".

From BBC

“My mom’s biggest mistake has always been thinking that there were going to be people on this side of the border who believed in her child just as much as she does,” Alex said.

From Los Angeles Times

“The largest array I think this side of the Mississippi,” Brothman said.

From Los Angeles Times

LONDON—Jamie Dimon, barely done with one mammoth building project on New York’s Park Avenue, is embarking on another this side of the pond.

From The Wall Street Journal

Barker, who has worked at Sotheby’s for more than three decades—his entire career—flew from London to New York to oversee the series of high-profile auctions during one of the busiest art months of the year on this side of the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal