close by

phrase

: at a short distance away

Don't worry: if anything happens I'll be (standing) close by.

They're building a school close by.

Examples of close by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And Paramount’s antitrust lawyer, Jeffrey Kessler, told CNBC’s David Faber Tuesday morning that the deal would not close by July 22, as the companies planned. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

Fortunately for Tokyo, Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team volunteers were close by, having just attended another emergency at the summit. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

The new space is expected to open next month, and the LaSalle Road location will close by the end of August. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Pilots had looked for a field or other flat areas to land prior to the crash, but were told by air traffic controllers that there were none close by. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for close by

• abscissae
• adonai
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli
• beautify
• brachii
• butterfly
• calculi