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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Some offices were missing technicians responsible for maintaining radio communications, another person said, and were relying on nearby offices to fill the gaps.
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Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The availability of cooling resources raises questions about whether the city’s network can fill the gaps in Chicagoans’ needs as climate change makes heat waves hotter, more humid and longer, experts say.
—Lily Carey, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Thus all of the versions of the budget, including the semi-final one unveiled this week, would fill the gaps for another year with payment deferrals, loans, accounting gimmicks and raids on reserves meant to cushion the effects of genuine emergencies.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
The construction industry nationwide is short hundreds of thousands of workers, Martinez said in a phone interview, and finding people to fill the gaps is difficult.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2025
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Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The availability of cooling resources raises questions about whether the city’s network can fill the gaps in Chicagoans’ needs as climate change makes heat waves hotter, more humid and longer, experts say.
—Lily Carey, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Thus all of the versions of the budget, including the semi-final one unveiled this week, would fill the gaps for another year with payment deferrals, loans, accounting gimmicks and raids on reserves meant to cushion the effects of genuine emergencies.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
The construction industry nationwide is short hundreds of thousands of workers, Martinez said in a phone interview, and finding people to fill the gaps is difficult.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2025
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