close in

Definitions

1. 1

   To enclose, lock up inside something.

2. 2

   To come or approach nearer to someone being pursued.

   • The police had not yet caught the thieves, but were closing in.
   • Keep refining your estimate, and you will gradually close in on the right answer.
3. 3

   To become closer, surround.

   • Then we pass through Bebington station, and, entering a cutting, become aware of the usual signs of approach to an urban area—buildings closing in, an all-round increase in smokiness, and the application of brakes.

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