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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Example Sentences

Traditional casino companies geared up online offerings but have struggled to keep pace with tech-focused DraftKings and FanDuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Rates can move higher in near term, he said, but an inability of consumers to keep pace “should anchor rates a bit lower.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

How to restrict access while still allowing users to share threat information is a major challenge facing AI companies, who are racing to deploy more powerful tools to keep pace with competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Inspectors found that staffing levels failed to keep pace with the growing numbers of detainees, particularly at the California City and Adelanto facilities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

I knew only the rain and the old man who toiled to keep pace with me; and I knew our goal.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Related Words

• complement
• correlate
• correspond
• imitate