Coming up
Nigh
Nigh adjective - Not being distant in time, space, or significance.
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The start of Chapter 5 has a literal version of this, as the pair text for a bit days after the fight - Lisa's convinced that the delayed responses are because Ally is coming up with lies to feed her, while the truth is that Ally's broken wrist makes texting nigh-impossible.
Source: Webcomic / Sunstone -
Malazan Book of the Fallen: There are many examples throughout the series of Nigh Invulnerable ancient beings of terrifying power coming up against a Malazan soldier with a Moranth grenado - much to the former's surprise and (often short-lived) chagrin.
Source: Muggles Do It Better
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