keep up

verb

1. tr to maintain (prices, one's morale) at the present level
2. intr to maintain a pace or rate set by another
3. introften foll bywith to remain informed

   to keep up with technological developments

4. tr to maintain in good condition
5. tr to hinder (a person) from going to bed at night

   the excitement kept the children up well past their bedtime

6. keep it up
   to continue a good performance
7. keep one's chin up
   to keep cheerful under difficult circumstances
8. keep one's end up
   to maintain one's stance or position against opposition or misfortune
9. keep up with
   to remain in contact with, esp by letter
10. keep up with the Joneses informal.
    to compete with one's neighbours in material possessions, etc

Example Sentences

And the FDA, though now interested in phages, will have to figure out how to regulate them to keep up with evolving microbes.

From Salon

"The police just can’t keep up with putting them down," he added.

From BBC

Meanwhile, traditional truck builders are selling their own electric big rigs, and can’t keep up with demand.

From Los Angeles Times

To keep up, the two companies turned to a vast new distribution warehouse in Nevada.

From New York Times

America and the world are changing rapidly; the Democrats, the media and the mainstream political class cannot keep up.

From Salon

Related Words

• hold on