Communication
fill in the gaps
provide missing information
To add information that is missing so that a situation or story becomes clearer.
Hear it in real life
Why did everyone leave so early?
I'm not sure, but Sam can fill in the gaps.
The emails helped fill in the gaps in our understanding of what happened.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: fill up the gaps
Say: fill in the gaps
Use “fill in,” not “fill up,” when you mean provide missing information.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
fill in the gaps in something; fill in the gaps for someone
Your turn: say it out loud
The emails helped fill in the gaps in our understanding of what happened.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
fill in the gaps
provide missing information
“The emails helped fill in the gaps in our understanding of what happened.”
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