Near
Near verb - To come near or nearer.
Usage example: as the procession nears, you'll be able to take a better picture of the graduates
Take off
Take off verb - To leave a place often for another.
Usage example: I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again
Both terms in one sentence
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Near the end of said sequence shows the Great Fox carrier in the background take off, with a cut to the Great Fox being escorted by the four fighters.
Source: Video Game / Star Fox 64 - Near the end of the movie, Speed suspects that Racer X is his long-lost brother, and asks him to take off his mask.
Source: Not His Sled -
Just as Steve starts to take off his shirt and says, "Well, let's get on with it," Stewie wakes up, having near-death experience.
Source: Fire and Brimstone Hell
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