Get a point too soon? Not quite (6)
I believe the answer is:
nearly
'not quite' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'get a point too soon?' is the wordplay.
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a point' becomes 'n' (N is an example**).
'too soon?' becomes 'early' (I've seen this before).
'n'+'early' is 'NEARLY'.
(Other definitions for nearly that I've seen before include "Almost, not quite" , "Give out a bright light" , "More or less" , "Noon at eleven fifty nine am" , "Almost, well-nigh" .)