close by

idiom

: at a short distance away

Don't worry: if anything happens I'll be (standing) close by.

They're building a school close by.

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Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include: In March 2023, a 2,374-square-foot home on Calle Familia in Fremont sold for $1,920,000, a price per square foot of $809. —

Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025 The transaction, announced in November, is expected by close by the end of this year. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025 But despite a cadre of folks who want to see their favorite film festival stay close by, the choices between finalists Salt Lake City, Boulder, and Cincinnati for Sundance’s new home beginning in 2027 have lobbyists on all sides of the divide. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025 The Norman Rockwell Museum is close by in Stockbridge, as is the Berkshire Botanical Garden, one of the country’s first. —

Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for close by