Close in
Close in verb - To come near or nearer.
Both terms in one sentence
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He's seems to be old enough to live on his own and enter a pub, and seems to be close in age to Thorn who is about twenty.
Source: Comic Book / Bone -
The camera might slowly close in on the "nothing", either as a character musters the courage to open the door, enter the dark depths, or cowers abjectly at the impenetrable darkness.
Source: Nothing Is Scarier -
The opening sequence of Get Smart had Max enter CONTROL's underground headquarters through a series of heavy doors that open and close in sequence, then get to a phone booth, dial a number, and drop down to the next level.
Source: To the Batpole!
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