close in on

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close in on

verb closes in on · closing in on · closed in on

idiomatic To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse. Sometimes it feels like the walls are closing in on me.
idiomatic To catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit. The police closed in on the suspect.
idiomatic To near a goal or completion. I think we are closing in on the end of this project.

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verb to enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse

Français	enserrer

verb to catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit

Français	se rapprocher

verb to near a goal or completion

Français	approcher

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@misc{close_in_on_2026,
  title = {close in on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/close%20in%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}