Close in
Close in verb - To come near or nearer.
Both terms in one sentence
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Instead, they calmly watch the battle monitors as reserves close in to trap the advancing Orks - exactly as planned.
Source: Almost Dead Guy -
There Is No Kill Like Overkill: The first ladder in "Dungeons and Dickholes" contains a ludicrous death trap devised by the Nerd himself in his Super Pitfall review - lava, flaming sharks, upside-down volcanoes, and spiked walls that close in on you.
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