come close

idiom

1
: to almost do something
We didn't win, but we came close.
often + to
The band came very close to breaking up.
We came close to winning the championship this season.
2
: to be similar to something or as good as expected
She said they taste just like real hot dogs, but they don't even come close (to the real thing).

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The large castings for the battery packs are the opposite of handmade—human hands don't come close while the various robots do their thing. Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025 In just a few frames, that bestseller will reach 1,000 turns on the ranking, which is a feat that very few releases can even come close to. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Only a few other shows come close, in my humblest opinion—and my humility knows no bounds—some on my Best Shows Of 2024 list, others like Andor’s second seasoncoming soon. Erik Kain, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 The home game was the kind of diversion the players needed after the past seven days, in which some players saw the flames come close to their homes. Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for come close 

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“Come close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20close. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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