What are the best answers for “only a very short time before”?

barely, hardly, scarce, scarcely.

How many letters does the top answer for “only a very short time before” have?

The most common answer is barely (6 letters).

4 answers found in Letterora's clue database (Wikidata facts, Open Trivia DB, WordNet and Webster definitions — all licensed sources).

barely 6 letters wn-def

only a very short time before

hardly 6 letters wn-def

only a very short time before

scarce 6 letters wn-def

only a very short time before

scarcely 8 letters wn-def

only a very short time before

for a very short time 60% similar → transiently

lasting a very short time 50% similar → ephemeral, fugacious, passing