I thought that was exactly what Zeno's Paradox is : a mathematical explanation of that very feeling. You're getting closer at each step, yet you're doomed to never reach your goal. So close, yet so far.
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Hmm, maybe. Not sure if the expression is related, I always thought it had more defeated quality. With Zeno's paradox there's the idea that you do keep getting closer, and a bit closer, and just a bit closer, and just a tiny bit closer... There's the sense of progression.
Or maybe I'm conflating it a bit with the other expression, "close but no cookie".