plug a gap

Frequency: 6.04.8 per million words

To fill a hole or a missing part, often as a temporary or practical solution.

gapVERB + NOUN

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plug

Examples (10)

  • We used volunteers to plug a gap in weekend coverage.
  • A rolled-up towel will plug the gap under the door and stop the draft.
  • The emergency loan plugged a short-term gap in the charity's funding.
  • They hired a temp to plug the gap while the manager was on leave.
  • New regulations aim to plug a gap in the law.
  • This patch should plug the gap in the fence where the dog escapes.
  • We launched a newsletter to plug a gap in our communications.
  • He stepped in to plug the gap left by the injured striker.
  • The savings will plug a gap until the grant arrives.
  • Within minutes, the gap was plugged by the repair team.