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

“Come on this side of the line.”

From Los Angeles Times

And so Karp now ranks as the most consequential figure on this side of the Atlantic to be undone by his Epstein connections—though that table is subject to revision with each new tranche of emails.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I didn’t think high school kids came to this side of the swamp,” Coal said.

From Literature

Or had lightning strikes started other, smaller wildfires on this side of the ridge too?

From Literature

There was a wildfire on this side of the mountain!

From Literature