fill the gaps

idiom

: to add what is need to something to make it complete

He's trying to fill the gaps in his CD collection.

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For the next five years, U.S. employers will need to hire, on average, more than 240,000 people a month just to fill the gaps that these departing employees will leave. —

Chelsea C. Williams, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 The team projects to carry a payroll of less than $70 million in 2025, and is not expected to spend in free agency to fill the gaps apparent on their uncompetitive roster. —

Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 However, unlike during the last Boeing factory strike in 2008, there is more contract work in the Seattle area to help workers fill the gaps. —

Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024 Lamb wants the Airwave to fill the gaps between formal classes, where the student wants to learn on their own time and is OK with having a snazzy AI gadget help out. —

Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fill the gaps

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