mind the gap
Watch the space
Mind the gap is a warning to watch your step when boarding or exiting trains, particularly where a dangerous space exists between the platform edge and the train car.
The phrase originated in the London Underground and has become iconic of British transit, often appearing on signs and in automated announcements.
It has extended figuratively to mean be aware of any disparity or disconnect: Mind the gap between what politicians promise and what they deliver.
- breachBreaking of agreement
- intervalDuration between two points
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
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- transit announcementsnext stop, doors closing, stand clear, final stop, end of line
- rail safetycrossing signal, signal light, warning signal, train stop, crossing arms
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- warningswarning, alert, caution, danger, warning sign
mind the gapthrow caution to the wind
Act recklessly, disregarding consequences
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