close callnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkləʊs ˈkɔːl/us/ˌkloʊs ˈkɑːl/a situation in which something bad, unpleasant, or dangerous almost happens, but you manage to avoid it:
It was a close call for residents when a tornado swept through just west of the town.
Getting to the airport on time was a close call.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Occurring and happening
- afoot
- assail
- asynchronous
- attendant
- be at work idiom
- become
- come
- come up
- concur
- event
- go ahead
- go down
- go together
- go with sth
- hand
- happen
- intervene
- materialize
- occur
- underway
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