Meaning of the word "nowhere close" in English

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nowhere close

US /ˈnoʊˌwɛr kloʊs/
UK /ˈnəʊˌwɛə kləʊs/

Phrase

not nearly as good, as much, or as close as something else; far from it

Example:
His performance was nowhere close to what he did last year.
The new design is nowhere close to being finished.