The phrase "as close in time" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe events or occurrences that happen near each other in terms of time.
Example: "The two meetings were scheduled as close in time as possible to maximize efficiency."
Alternatives: "in close proximity in time" or "nearly simultaneous in time".
The boy should have been reprimanded as close in time to the incident as possible due to his age, with a punishment he could fathom.
Squire says the single most important factor in getting reliable eyewitness testimony is to preserve, either in writing or recording, eyewitness statements as close in time to the event as possible.
Significant efforts were made to make the assessments as close in time as possible.
First, EMA is completed as close in time to the exposure as possible to avoid limited or faulty recall.
It was sought to perform the measurements of EE and measurements of body composition as close in time as possible, which in most cases were within two weeks.
Patients admitted to the hospital were interviewed during their stay and those sent home were interviewed by telephone as soon as feasible thereafter in order to recall the information as close in time to the accident as possible.
Identical stratospheric balloon payloads were launched as close together in time as allowed by weather conditions to constitute a cluster of balloons during their flights.
Payloads of these three flights were identical with each other, and were launched as close together in time as allowed by weather conditions to constitute a cluster of balloons during their flights.
When an intervention participant with an identified control match finished therapy, we arranged to interview both as close together in time as possible.
We argue that as many species as possible, with divergencies close in time to the proposed chromosome duplication events, should be included in the analyses to be able to date duplications and to reveal fluctuations of evolutionary rates among gene duplicates and across lineages.
The basics include recommending a "layered approach," which will prioritize the security of critical systems over less safety-specific features, and also encourages information sharing in "as close to real time as possible" in the case of cybersecurity events.
