mind the gap

mind the gap

An audio or visual instruction used in the UK and Ireland to be careful stepping over the space between a train's carriage and the platform when boarding or disembarking. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. Your train is now arriving. Please mind the gap.
See also: gap, mind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • mix (something) down
  • mix down
  • carriage and pair
  • carriage
  • be careful not to (do something)
  • careful not to (do something)
  • careful not to do
  • now hear this
  • Now hear this!
  • bear in mind (that)
References in periodicals archive
"It is wonderful to receive acknowledgement for Moneypenny's success, and for We Mind The Gap.
She said: "It is wonderful to receive acknowledgement for Moneypenny's success and for We Mind The Gap.
The refuge advised her to seek out North Wales charity We Mind The Gap. Its role is to empower young women who need a confidence boost.
Mind the gap? I do ANDREW DIETZ described the eight-race card at Thirsk on July 28, with 35-minute intervals, as "dragging on".
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Read Phil Earle's explanation how he came across the idea for Mind The Gap and you will see what I mean.
Contained, billed as "vibrant, compelling and personal", comes from Mind the Gap, an acclaimed Bradford-based theatre company which provides a platform for performers with learning disabilities.
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As they say inside the Paris metro 'please mind the gap.' My gown was being stepped upon and if you can only see how dirty it is on the tail.
Liam Bairstow, also a resident artist at Mind the Gap theatre company, is performing at Arc in Stockton tonight in a new show entitled Contained.
Friday at Hi-Fi Music Hall at Willamette Street and Seventh Avenue; performance by Mind the Gap a cappella group at 5:15 p.m., appearances by The Duck, UO drum line and cheer squad, and Duck Truck at 6 p.m.; bring camera to take photo with The Duck; free LTD bus service after 5 p.m.
Entitled Mind the Gap, Elton designed the program to both "raise awareness and celebrate women in film."
Evan Davis Mind the Gap: London vs the Rest BBC2, 9pm With some 13 per cent of the UK population living in London, it makes sense that it would draw much of the focus from other areas - for instance a news story of 'it's snowing' often means 'it's snowing in London', while the provinces are often ignored.
* Anyone who has traveled on the London Underground knows that as the train approaches the tube station, there is a warning provided for passengers to "mind the gap." The gap to be minded is that dangerous physical distance between the edge of the train platform and the floor of the rail car.