Related Clues:

• Close (archaic)
• Close to unending darkness
• Almost, nearly
• Nearly the end of the day? Nearly
• 'The time is ___'
• Approaching, in a poem
• Nearly (time)
• "The end is ___!"
• At hand (arch)
• First sign of horse and trap reversing is imminent
• Near in time
• Alcoholic drink knocked back, beginning of hangover almost upon us
• Poet’s just about death, euphemistically losing it
• Around the corner to the left, hotel close to nursing home
• English actor briefly in touch once