close the gap

idiom

: to reduce or eliminate a difference between two people, groups, or things

—often + between

We hope to close the gap between well-funded suburban schools and the struggling schools in poorer communities.

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Google is on a mission to close the gap to iPhone, with a raft of new Android security features now hitting devices as some of the yawning gaps in its security are finally closed. —

Zak Doffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Our professors rise to the occasion, working to close the gap between what should have been taught in high school and what is expected of them in a rigorous academic environment like Xavier. —

Reynold Verret, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024 The City Council held a meeting Monday during which residents voiced their opposition to an approximately $60 million property tax increase floated as one way to help close the gap. —

Greg Norman, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024 Kyrie Irving did his part, dropping 27 points in the loss, but the Mavericks couldn't close the gap late. —

Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for close the gap

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