Closer (to)

• More proximate
• Comparatively close
• Not as far off
• Closer at hand
• Not as remote
• More to the point?
• "___, My God, to Thee" (supposed last song played on the sinking Titanic)
• Easier to reach, say

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. (comparative of `near') being the one of two that is less distant in space; "we walked to the nearer house" adv. (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
nearer \nearer\ adj. less distant in space; as, we walked to the nearer house.