いまいっぽ
one more; another; the other; not quite
Also written いま一歩
Expression, Adverb
監督かんとくはチームをトーナメント優勝ゆうしょうに今一歩いまいっぽという所ところまでもっていったのに悔くやしいことだった。
It was annoying, as the manager took his team to a near-miss in the tournament.