if night or darkness closes in, it becomes night, or it gets darker
if the days close in, there are fewer hours of light each day because autumn is starting
if the weather closes in, it becomes unpleasant
to move nearer to someone, especially in order to surround them and stop them from escaping
Enemy troops began closing in at dawn.
The police finally closed in on Connors and captured him.
close in
closes in
closing in
closed in
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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