close in on

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

close 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.

Translations

to enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse

French: enserrer (fr)

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

French: se rapprocher (fr)

to near a goal or completion

French: approcher (fr)

Anagrams

cloisonne, cloisonné

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