Related Clues:

• Converges on
• Is on the verge of
• Comes closer
• Gets 'warmer'
• Is imminent
• Zeroes in on
• Draws close to
• Comes close
• Starts to resemble
• Gets warmer
• Draws nigh
• Gets warm, so to speak
• Gets warmer?
• Approximates
• Appropinquates