draw near

: to come closer : to approach

• He became more nervous as the day of the wedding drew near.
• Amid fears of Western fatigue and, in particular, waning U.S. support as elections draw near, Kyiv wants to show that the significant American and European outlay to buttress its war effort has been worth it — and is also worth sustaining.
• As the busiest travel periods of the year draw near, nearly 15,000 pilots at Delta Air Lines have authorized a strike.
• As Christmas draws nearer, the big stores start to get unbearably crowded.
• As she drew closer, I realized that I knew her.
• Tempers started to fray as the deadline drew near.
• As the elections draw closer, a number of unrealistic promises are being made to the electorate.
• As the date drew close, I started to wonder whether we’d made the right decision.