tide over
verb
tided over; tiding over; tides over
: to support or enable to survive temporarily
money to tide us over until payday
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The owner plans pop-ups and even a cookbook to help tide over generations of fans over until the restaurant reopens in a new development complex.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Members of the armed forces were required to report for duty, but some military families turned to food banks to tide over their families.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Colorado’s governor requested the state legislature use up to $10 million from the state’s general fund to support food banks and tide over food assistance.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 27 Oct. 2025
While permanent, the project is also intended to tide over the ever-growing airport during a larger expansion of the main terminal.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Members of the armed forces were required to report for duty, but some military families turned to food banks to tide over their families.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Colorado’s governor requested the state legislature use up to $10 million from the state’s general fund to support food banks and tide over food assistance.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 27 Oct. 2025
While permanent, the project is also intended to tide over the ever-growing airport during a larger expansion of the main terminal.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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“Tide over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tide%20over. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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