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

Within boxing circles, that talk may be slightly premature but Itauma is keeping pace with two-time world champion Anthony Joshua.

From BBC

The drum set and bajo quinto kept pace, making the set feel more like a rock show than a backyard kickback.

From Los Angeles Times

Alicia says the flat eventually became more expensive than similar privately rented studios she found at the time, while her salary failed to keep pace.

From BBC

They missed out on reaching the Champions League on the final day in May, then spent £180m in the summer to try to keep pace at the top.

From BBC

But the rest of the balance may be in cash, which is not even keeping pace with inflation these days.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• complement
• correlate
• correspond
• imitate