mind the gap



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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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Glynn-Welsh
Jacquetta[dʒə'ketə]
Shyam-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali
MoirreyMUW-rəManx
Glaucia-Ancient Roman
NachoNAH-choSpanish