run sb close

to be nearly as good, fast, etc. as someone else

几乎赶上(某人);几乎和(某人)平分秋色

例：

She got 90 percent, but Fred ran her close with 87 percent.

她得到90分，而弗雷德紧追其后，得了87分。

We run our competitors close for price and quality.

在价格和质量上，我们差不多都赶上我们的竞争对手了。