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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No one had come close to the market share KTIS had achieved.
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Adam Duxter, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
When the Spotify deal was originally announced, I was fairly convinced Netflix would steer away from anything that might come close to touching that kind of material.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers put together a dud of a 2025 college football season, failing to come close to making the College Football Playoff after the starting the season being considered as one of the top championship contenders.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
There are some other rye whiskeys that come close to this age, but don’t quite reach that quarter-century mark.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
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Adam Duxter, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
When the Spotify deal was originally announced, I was fairly convinced Netflix would steer away from anything that might come close to touching that kind of material.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers put together a dud of a 2025 college football season, failing to come close to making the College Football Playoff after the starting the season being considered as one of the top championship contenders.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
There are some other rye whiskeys that come close to this age, but don’t quite reach that quarter-century mark.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Come close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20close. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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