come close

phrase

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).

Examples of come close in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The situation did come close to spilling over to something that would have been foreign to my whole being, my whole behavior. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2026

Jordan’s fame brings a level of attention that even previous teams who had celebrities in their ownership groups couldn’t come close to matching. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Dave Roberts, who is in his 11th season as manager, said his message during the toast was that the Dodgers have accomplished a lot to this point but haven't come close to playing their best baseball yet. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Following Peru’s hyperinflations of 1988 and 1990 and its economic collapse, Peru introduced a monetary regime in 2002 that has hit or come close to hitting its inflation target of 1%-3% most of the time. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

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