close on[preposition]Synonyms: about, around, circa, near, nearby, nigh
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close on somebody/something phrasal verb (
see also close)
1. to get nearer to someone or something that is moving in front or ahead of you:
The patrol car was rapidly closing on us.2. American English to successfully arrange a
loan, especially in order to buy a house
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