YOU SAID:

The only exception was the fact that it was going smoothly just before

INTO JAPANESE

唯一の例外は、直前まで順調に進んでいたという事実だけだ

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The only exception is the fact that things were going well until just before.

INTO JAPANESE

唯一の例外は直前まで順調だったことだけだ。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The only exception was that things were going well until just before.

INTO JAPANESE

直前まで順調だったのが唯一の例外だ。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The only exception was that things were going well until just before.