bridge over

Questions about bridge over

What does bridge over mean?

bridge over means "suffice for a period between two points". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for bridge over?

Close synonyms include tide over, keep going, bridge. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bridge over a common word?

bridge over is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.