Translation of "Cerraba" in English

Pero ahora cerraba.

But now, it was closing.

Esa puerta no cerraba.

The door wouldn't shut.

Un postre exquisito cerraba la comida.

A fine dessert finished the meal.

De que la fábrica se cerraba bajo su mando.

that this factory was closing on his watch.

Estaba tan gordo que el cuello no le cerraba.

He got so stout that his collar did not meet.