The phrase "as the time approached" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a period leading up to a specific event or moment.
Example: "As the time approached for the ceremony, the excitement in the air became palpable."
Alternatives: "as the moment drew near" or "as the event neared".
But as the time approached for Hassan to leave home, his mother began raising doubts.
But with this, as the time approached, it became clear than anything was possible.
On Tuesday dozens gathered at Tavistock Square as the time approached 9.47am.
Finally, as the time approached for the expected reappearance of Halley's Comet, celestial mechanicians undertook a more-precise calculation of the date of return.
The words of the great American economist JK Galbraith came to life last Monday, when thousands disdained the freezing weather to travel to Celtic Park to welcome the striker as the time approached midnight.
As the time approached to think about the next round of collections, Fern Mallis, the executive director of Seventh on Sixth, which organizes the semiannual collections in Bryant Park, called Seventh Avenue houses to assess the mood.
I find that as the time approaches to think about a new novel, ideas begin to form, as though I am consciously and anxiously scenting the air.
As the time approaches when the friends will be scattered, Jacob comes to see their months together as an Eden, from which they must be expelled.
As the time approaches when the parties will start to draft policies for their manifestos, it is now something for all the leaders to ponder.
In addition, we observe that the edge dislocation will induce a uniform rigid-body rotation in the inclusion as the time approaches infinity.
As the time approaches infinity, our solution just recovers the classical one derived by Srolovitz et al. (Acta Metall 1984 32 1079) for fully relaxed boundary conditions.
