tide over

verb

tided over; tiding over; tides over

: to support or enable to survive temporarily

money to tide us over until payday

Examples of tide over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Beterbiev turned the tide over the last six rounds by landing 67 power punches to Bivol’s 51. —

Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 In First, the Observation Dome, and the Luxury classes, there’s complimentary fruit, pastries, tea, juice, and coffee in the morning; in the afternoon, cheese, vegetables, and soda tide over hungry passengers. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2024 The Penguin will launch this fall and will help tide over audiences awaiting more from Reeves’ The Batman world. —

James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024 The series is slated to launch this fall, and will help tide over audiences awaiting more from Reeves’ The Batman world. —

Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tide over

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