At this time
Barely and at this time are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Barely" instead an adverb phrase "At this time".
Barely
Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
At this time and barely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "At this time" instead an adverb "Barely".
Both terms in one sentence
- D.Gray-Man: Lenalee Lee is this trope for 32 episodes (out of 103 total at this time) in the second half of the series, barely able to walk under her own power due to over-exerting her Empathic Weapon, and is unable to help in battle for a further 5 episodes after that.
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