keep pace

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]

Example Sentences

“The higher education compensation landscape is evolving, and we must keep pace to attract and retain a skilled, diverse, and engaged workforce,” CSU Chancellor Mildred García said at a committee meeting Wednesday.

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Regulation is struggling to keep pace with technology, the WHO Europe said, noting that 86 percent of member states said legal uncertainty was the primary barrier to AI adoption.

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“I am truly sorry for all the trouble I have caused,” she said, breathlessly trying to keep pace.

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They depend on the rest from the NHS, and managers say this funding has not kept pace with costs, such as employer national insurance.

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Sinclair admitted that part of its motivation was to keep pace with consolidation among its rivals.

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