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

Many cyber chiefs, facing flat budget growth, are also redirecting labor costs into automated security tools, both to fill workforce gaps and to keep pace with hackers tapping AI to supercharge attacks, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Revenue hasn’t kept pace with the 60% surge in spending since the start of the pandemic, despite many tax increases.

From The Wall Street Journal

Troy Muckle, a 29-year-old investor based in Hartford, Conn., said his portfolio has just about kept pace with the broader market this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

After non-competitive losses to other Western Conference contenders, the Lakers provided hope against the Pistons by keeping pace with the No. 1 team in the East for three quarters.

From Los Angeles Times

The department, like other agencies across the nation, has struggled to keep pace with attrition, and these hiring difficulties come as the 2026 World Cup and Olympic Games loom as massive security challenges.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• complement
• correlate
• correspond
• imitate