Close in on

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.

"Sometimes it feels like the walls are closing in on me."

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

"The police closed in on the suspect."

3.VerbTo near a goal or completion.

"I think we are closing in on the end of this project."

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