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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Now, Americans wait for tax refunds, those extra dollars that could help close the gap amid high everyday prices and stock market turmoil.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the chaos and uncertainty of the escalating tariff war could help bitcoin close the gap on gold’s $22 trillion market capitalization, according to a report from bitcoin and crypto asset manager Grayscale.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Yakov Trenin spoiled the Calgary shutout with 4:21 left in a game that was already decided, and Minnesota got an extra-attacker goal from Gustav Nyquist but could not close the gap.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
As Daniel notes, the longer first stint on the inverse tire strategy didn’t pay off to try and close the gap with a tire delta late on, as the race’s low tire degradation significantly reduced this possibility.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the chaos and uncertainty of the escalating tariff war could help bitcoin close the gap on gold’s $22 trillion market capitalization, according to a report from bitcoin and crypto asset manager Grayscale.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Yakov Trenin spoiled the Calgary shutout with 4:21 left in a game that was already decided, and Minnesota got an extra-attacker goal from Gustav Nyquist but could not close the gap.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
As Daniel notes, the longer first stint on the inverse tire strategy didn’t pay off to try and close the gap with a tire delta late on, as the race’s low tire degradation significantly reduced this possibility.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Close the gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20the%20gap. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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