closing the gap
Getting nearer steadily
Closing the gap means reducing or eliminating the distance between two things—whether physical, metaphorical, or statistical.
The gap may be between competitors in a race, between achievement levels in education, or between wealth distributions: The underdog team is closing the gap in the second half.
The phrase implies progress toward parity or convergence.
- bridgingConnecting separated things
- narrowingReduction in width
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- catching upClosing a distance
- overtakingGetting ahead of another
playing catch up · neck and neck · shortening · reducing · lessening · diminishing · approach · pursuit · gaining ground · making strides · equalizing · leveling · sprint · final push · homestretch · home stretch · photo finish · deadline
- approachingapproaching, nearing, coming, advancing, closing in
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
closing the gapfalling behind
losing ground · dropping back · growing apart · diverging · pulling away
closing the gapfalling behind
losing ground · dropping back · slipping back · fading · losing touch
close, closes, closed, closer, closest, closure, closeness, enclose, enclosed