Köpek ölüme yakındır.
- The dog is close to death.
Biz istasyona yakın yaşarız.
- We live close to the station.
It rained for close to forty days and forty nights.
The project is close to finished.
The chair was close to the window.
... THEN IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS ...
... And she's close to it already. ...