close the gap

phrase

: 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.

Examples of close the gap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After earning praise from Brian Schottenheimer and Jerry Jones over the last week, Guyton earned the right to watch from the sideline while Nate Thomas attempted to close the gap. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026

Down by four in the series finale against the Braves, Bo Bichette homered off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth inning to help close the gap. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

As Vollering zoomed along the famed Promenade des Anglais by the seaside in Nice, Niewiadoma-Phinney and former Giro d’Italia winner Elisa Longo Borghini could not close the gap. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

But the popularity of stock trading has exploded this year as a quicker means to close the gap. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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