about; to the extent that
あと五分ぐらいで着くよ。
ato gofun gurai de tsuku yo.
I'll be there in about five more minutes. casual
涙が出るくらい嬉しかった。
namida ga deru kurai ureshikatta.
I was so happy I nearly cried. neutral
Variants
ぐらいguraicolloquial
fully interchangeable; ぐらい skews spoken, くらい is the safer written pick
くらい
くらいkuraiN4neutral