The phrase "actually get close" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of approaching something or someone in a physical or metaphorical sense, often implying a level of intimacy or understanding.
Example: "After years of working together, we finally managed to actually get close and build a strong friendship."
Alternatives: "truly connect" or "really approach".
But then, of course, [in reality] I'm a sensitive artist, and all the different ideas people have of you dissolve when they actually get close to you.
Microscopic tips of hair on the gecko's feet actually get close enough to interact with the molecules of the surface it is crossing.
"I played on some of the best defensive teams ever, my whole life — high school, college, pros — when you could actually get close to the ball.
"This was an amazing event to actually get close to the powerful people who have such an impact, not just in America but the world," said Dontez Sanders, a real estate investor from Ohio.
And will they have the squad and the mental strength to cope if expectations rise further and they actually get close to that first title since 1961?
"Because of the interactivity the feed, people will actually get close to the results that they want to see and are more likely to covert to becoming a buy".
In theory, choosing electors by Congressional district would actually get closer to a national popular vote than the current winner-take-all system in most states.
Using a Bayesian modeling approach, she showed that "if you put those partial pieces of information together, you can actually get closer to the truth -- and sometimes that means realizing the uncertainties about your knowledge are much larger than you thought".
When you identify this inner critic and make a conscious effort to separate from it, you can actually get closer to your partner, be a better parent to your kids, and achieve more at work.
Also we realized that for Japan for instance if you cook the Okonomiyaki and actually learn the word Okonomiyaki and then you meet someone from Japan and you say, "I actually cooked an Okonomiyaki omelet" that person will be amazed and the result is that you actually create a connection with that person, you actually get closer to the culture.
Sometimes we may actually get closer and may see or hear something that could well be abuse.
