keep pace

Idioms  

1. Also, keep up. Go at the same rate as others, not fall behind. For example, The teacher told his mother that Jimmy was not keeping up with the class. Shakespeare had the first term in A Midsummer Night's Dream (3:2): “My legs cannot keep pace with my desires.” [Late 1500s]

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keep pace

Novo has struggled to keep pace with Lilly, a nimble competitor that innovated with the way it sold GLP-1 medications like Zepbound.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Much of Laos's distribution grid dates back to the 1970s, and now struggles to keep pace with an increasingly modern economy of tourism, massive infrastructure, urban development and air conditioning.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

One risk for companies, as we see it in the scenario PwC outlines: the revenue AI generates has to keep rising, which means adoption must keep pace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

As tumors expand rapidly, blood flow and nutrients may not always keep pace.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Sure enough, we were already walking, stretching ourselves to keep pace with Styx’s long-legged stride.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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