close in's Usage Examples:

Close-in-age exemptions Some jurisdictions have laws explicitly allowing sexual acts with minors under the age of consent if their partner is close in.

designed to prosecute people far older than the victims rather than teenagers close in age; therefore prosecutors rarely pursued teenagers in relationships with.

Because San Miguel is "the highest point close in to the San Diego metro area" it has been home to radio and TV transmitters.

majority of the votes there, though the Scottish National Party came very close in 2015.

Both sides went close in a goalless first half, before Manchester United took the lead from Bobby.

Synonyms:

get in; progress; move on; move in; draw in; go on; march on; advance; pass on; pull in;

Antonyms:

recede; pull out; detach; silence; disarrange;