"tackle the gap" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to describe an approach to a problem or challenge. For example, "In order to bridge the gap in revenue, the company has decided to tackle the gap by introducing a new product line."
Many organisations have published action plans setting out how they will tackle the gap.
Almost eight in 10 companies still pay their male employees more, leading one MP to say Britain still has a "long way to go" to tackle the gap.
The former Tory prime minister, Sir John Major, criticised the "shocking" impact of inequality in Britain, saying more was needed to be done to tackle the gap between rich and poor.
Former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major has criticised the "shocking" impact of inequality in Britain and said more needed to be done to urgently tackle the gap between the rich and the poor.
Helen Goodman is the Labour MP for Bishop Auckland A year ago, when asked how to tackle the gap between supply and demand in social housing, my instinctive answer would most likely have been: build more houses.
Foreground: Medical students Matthew O'Rourke and Meghan Sise Background: Drs. T. Nickolas, J. Giglio, P. Cannetta and J. Barasch To tackle the gap between injury, diagnosis and treatment, a unique team of basic scientists, physicians, medical and college students is focusing on a small protein found in the urine at the time of sudden kidney failure.
We are aiming to increase our investment in research in upcoming grant rounds and are currently seeking high-quality research proposals to tackle the gaps.
DM is Chief Executive of Breast Cancer Campaign, which facilitated the 2008 and 2013 Gap Analysis projects, and has since produced an action plan to tackle the gaps in breast cancer research.
Tackling the gap is not rocket science.
Previously known for light-hearted satire, in recent years Amanda Craig has turned to tackling the gap between the haves and the have-nots.
The report's author, Lynne Friedli, warns that governments need to sit up and take notice, and that policy-makers need to "face up to the fact" that marked improvements in mental health and wellbeing will depend on first tackling the gap between rich and poor.
