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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But housing construction alone may not close the gap quickly enough, said Covert of the Bay Area Council.
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Jeffrey Kopp,kate Rogers, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Brown did not provide responses to questions about potential solutions to the shortfall and steps university officials have taken to close the gap in the past year.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
This would close the gap without creating new science or infrastructure.
—Samantha Bonsack, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
But a relaxed Team Canada managed to inch forward to close the gap and overtook the Dutch women in the final laps.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
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Jeffrey Kopp,kate Rogers, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Brown did not provide responses to questions about potential solutions to the shortfall and steps university officials have taken to close the gap in the past year.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
This would close the gap without creating new science or infrastructure.
—Samantha Bonsack, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
But a relaxed Team Canada managed to inch forward to close the gap and overtook the Dutch women in the final laps.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Close the gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20the%20gap. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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