Meaning of 紙一重
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Can somebody please help to translate 紙一重 in the following sentence, the only meaning I found in dictionaries is - 「紙一枚の厚さほどの、わずかの違い。」 however I think that this meaning is not suitable with the context.
ナハト：「ククク、ハハハハ、ハハハハハハハ」
ライル：「黙れっ」
耳障りな哄笑に苛立ちをぶつけるが、ナハトは紙一重で闇に溶けた。ただ辺りには、ヤツの声だけが木霊する。
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Already answered, for those who are interested:
"In this context,紙一重 means "a slight time difference".
So this sentence means Ryle turned his irritation upon Nacht,but it didn't reach him by a hair because he faded into darkness in an instant."
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