The phrase "are close to implementation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing plans, projects, or ideas that are nearing the stage of being put into action or executed.
Example: "The new software features are close to implementation, and we expect to launch them by next month."
Alternatives: "nearing implementation" or "on the verge of implementation".
It was well over three/four months ago that I requested this feature and you remembered to let me know once it was close to implementation.
Transition activities in the heating sector, which appeared to be close to implementation, could clearly be identified with a focus on the residential sector.
The papers of Janes et al [ 7- 9] are close to our aims as the implementation of co-clustering methods to detect similar expression patterns, e.g., [ 10].
Police commissioners this week said they are close to settling on the model for monitoring the implementation of the department's 2011 Strategic Plan.
… The election of people who are close to reformists and not electing hardliners will have a positive impact on the implementation of the deal.
Criteria for the selection were that the projects were close to their implementation stage, and that data on costs and land use change patterns were available.
Because we tested three 2D-lattice parameter extraction computer programs on calculated images that do not contain systematic errors by themselves, essentially only random errors should have propagated to the extraction results if the corresponding algorithm implementations were close to the ideal algorithm implementation of the preceding paragraph.
According to the feminist standpoint epistemology, an increase in the number of women in Parliament (i.e. greater equality) would result in discussions that are closer to women's needs and the implementation of health policies aimed at solving women's specific problems.
The penetrance estimates used in the current implementation of BRCAPRO were the latest for non-Ashkenazi carriers, which are lower than the Breast Cancer Linkage Consortium estimates used in the initial implementation [ 2, 3] and are closer to the estimates used in BOADICEA, although they are not cohort specific.
