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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Marketing leaders who can transform data into real-time actions will close the gap more quickly.
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Lalena Nau, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Researching and piecing together our family history became something that helped close the gap from the years and miles between my dad and me.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Indiana trailed by only 12 points at halftime, then turned the ball over just twice in the third quarter, but could never quite close the gap.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 June 2025
But Lee has been dogged by allegations of corruption, allowing the Conservative Party to close the gap in the election.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 June 2025
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Lalena Nau, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Researching and piecing together our family history became something that helped close the gap from the years and miles between my dad and me.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Indiana trailed by only 12 points at halftime, then turned the ball over just twice in the third quarter, but could never quite close the gap.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 June 2025
But Lee has been dogged by allegations of corruption, allowing the Conservative Party to close the gap in the election.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 June 2025
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“Close the gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20the%20gap. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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