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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Annual benchmark revisions tend to close the gap between GDP and GDI.
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Lucia Mutikani, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
The hope for Red Bull is that Tsunoda can use his experience to provide an uptick in performance and close the gap to Verstappen.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
CCOs should consider similar real-time feedback loops to close the gap between expectation and execution.
—Blake Morgan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The United States is approaching a turning point in space security, and needs to step up its game before Russia and China close the gap in capabilities, a U.S. Space Force general said.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Lucia Mutikani, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
The hope for Red Bull is that Tsunoda can use his experience to provide an uptick in performance and close the gap to Verstappen.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
CCOs should consider similar real-time feedback loops to close the gap between expectation and execution.
—Blake Morgan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The United States is approaching a turning point in space security, and needs to step up its game before Russia and China close the gap in capabilities, a U.S. Space Force general said.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for close the gap
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“Close the gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20the%20gap. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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