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Discover LudwigThe phrase "bearing down" is correct and usable in written English.
It means to exert pressure or force in a particular direction or to push with determination. Example: The athlete was bearing down on the finish line, determined to win the race.
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bearing down
verb
Present participle of bear down
Exact(60)
As we bear down on Iraq, Al Qaeda is bearing down on us.
Lunchtime was bearing down.
Dodd-Frank is bearing down on them.
Hernandez is already bearing down on him.
He's really bearing down on this".
Both have Woods bearing down on them.
By 2013, the government was bearing down.
/ With the traffic bearing down on us.
It's all just bearing down on people.
Planes were bearing down on the capital.
I watched him bearing down on me.
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