The phrase 'closer to complete' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe a goal that has been nearly but not entirely reached. For example, "With two more tests to go, we are getting closer to complete our certification".
When that comes about, he said, his mourning will be closer to complete.
Meanwhile, every week is another step closer to complete failure thanks to the others.
The NOx concentration in exhaust of a diesel engine tends to increase as it is closer to complete combustion (Fig. 7).
It was also discovered, with comparison to a previous modelling study [1], that inlet position may not greatly influence internal recirculation but can bring system closer to complete mixing, prevent 'short circuiting' and reduce 'dead zones'.
The engine brake power of WCO0 was higher than that of WCO15, and the O2 concentration in exhaust elements was lower, which indicates that the combustion of WCO0 was closer to complete combustion.
As Ang 洪惟仁 (2003, 2012) mentioned, the shift from [Z] to [L] in the realization of Min /dz/ is more advanced and closer to complete in the rounded than the unrounded environment.
United Airlines pilots have agreed to a new joint union contract, bringing the airline closer to completing its merger with Continental.
After months of anticipation, Facebook is now closer to completing its takeover of Instagram, the popular photo-sharing application.
With the announcement, Microsoft comes one step closer to completing its promise to bring Windows10 to all hardware classes.
Standup meetings or quantity of code written often don't explain if an engineer is closer to completing something.
