draw near

It’s a father or a father figure drawing near.

They have moved their way to near the top of their conference as the tournaments draw near.

They had fled down the mountain with their owner as the Palisades fire drew near, and were reunited because he had spray-painted his number on to their sides.

But the Pacific Coast Highway, the main route in - or out - quickly became gridlocked, leading many motorists to ditch their vehicles near Sunset Boulevard as the flames drew near.

It turns out there's more to weigh than catastrophic environmental change as tipping points draw near, though.