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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Utah State continued to close the gap, eventually taking the 65-64 lead, its first lead since the sixth minute of the game.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
Polis has submitted two budget proposals to lawmakers in recent months that seek to close the gap, proposals met with varying degrees of lukewarm response from key lawmakers.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
The Ravens led 28-6 at the time of the outage, early in the third quarter, only to see the 49ers score 17 points in the span of 4 minutes to close the gap before Baltimore held on to win the franchise's second title.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Google is on a mission to close the gap to iPhone, with a raft of new Android security features now hitting devices as some of the yawning gaps in its security are finally closed.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
Polis has submitted two budget proposals to lawmakers in recent months that seek to close the gap, proposals met with varying degrees of lukewarm response from key lawmakers.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
The Ravens led 28-6 at the time of the outage, early in the third quarter, only to see the 49ers score 17 points in the span of 4 minutes to close the gap before Baltimore held on to win the franchise's second title.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Google is on a mission to close the gap to iPhone, with a raft of new Android security features now hitting devices as some of the yawning gaps in its security are finally closed.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Close the gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20the%20gap. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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