Collocations for "overlap"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "overlap" in context.
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overlap
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- there was no overlap in their time [in the office, at the company]
- in order to avoid overlap
- try to avoid (any) overlap (of)
- is there any overlap with...?
- the overlap of [photos, layers]
- overlap between [different, two]
- an overlap between two [missions, theories, sessions]
- as long as there is no overlap [among, between]
- a [significant, considerable, minor] overlap
- try to avoid any overlap in the schedule
- an overlap of [five minutes]
- a [five-minute] overlap
- there is [some, a bit of] overlap in our ideas
- some overlap is [OK, alright]
- overlaps are [inevitable, unavoidable, understandable]
- make sure there is at least [a little, some] overlap
- a [one-inch] overlap of [discs, sheets]
- [considerable, significant] overlap
- [discard, throw away] any overlaps