come close
idiom
1
: to almost do something
We didn't win, but we came close.
—often + toThe 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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In the 150-plus years since, however, Square believes a few institutions have come close.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The King of Kings doesn’t come close to matching The Prince of Egypt’s power, but it’s found an audience nonetheless.
—Chris Deville, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
If the Back to the Future cast had a flux capacitor on hand when Robert Zemeckis' genre-bending adventure premiered on July 3, 1985, they might have been shocked that, four decades later, no other time-travel movie would come close to its impact.
—Jonathon Dornbush, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Some parts of the state have come close to hitting 100 degrees — nearly six weeks earlier than the average first triple-digit day, which typically arrives in late May to late June.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The King of Kings doesn’t come close to matching The Prince of Egypt’s power, but it’s found an audience nonetheless.
—Chris Deville, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
If the Back to the Future cast had a flux capacitor on hand when Robert Zemeckis' genre-bending adventure premiered on July 3, 1985, they might have been shocked that, four decades later, no other time-travel movie would come close to its impact.
—Jonathon Dornbush, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Some parts of the state have come close to hitting 100 degrees — nearly six weeks earlier than the average first triple-digit day, which typically arrives in late May to late June.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Come close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20close. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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