あわや

あわや

"あわや" means "narrowly" or "almost," indicating a close call or something nearly happening.

In this sentence, 'あわや' indicates a situation where the speaker narrowly avoided unfavorable circumstances, emphasizing the near occurrence of missing the train.

あわや電車に乗り遅れるところだった。

I almost missed the train.

Here, 'あわや' is used to describe an imminent danger or near accident, underlining the closeness to the event happening.

その自転車があわや私にぶつかりそうだった。

That bicycle almost hit me.

'あわや' in this sentence stresses the close call where a negative outcome nearly occurred, followed by the contrasting positive result.

あわや失敗に終わるところだったが、計画は成功した。

The plan was almost a failure, but it succeeded.