to keep pace
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3.5
- phrasal verb
- /kip peɪs/
:
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- Will she find herself unable to keep pace, continually overwhelmed, losing confidence in herself?
- keep pace with inflation
- keep pace with growth
- keep pace with changes
The human eye cannot keep pace with the sky as it darkens.
- The human eye cannot keep pace with the sky as it darkens.
- I think we've kept pace with them pretty well.
- How would you keep pace with your breathing?
- So those increasing dividends will keep pace with an increase in cost of living.
- Now the question is, the man goes all the way around the tree and the squirrel keeps pace with him, always being opposite.
- Will she find herself unable to keep pace, continually overwhelmed, losing confidence in herself?
- A modern parliament in a modern democracy has to be able to keep pace with events.
- But what has not kept pace with this extreme explosion of production is our ability to recover and recycle.
- Putting it simply, we need education systems that are keeping pace with changing technology and the ever evolving world at work.
- And obviously the Adsense revenue doesn't keep pace.
- So it is so important that graphite keeps pace for the rest of this industry.
- But as the contango got out of control, it just it just wasn't keeping pace.
Examples
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A modern parliament in a modern democracy has to be able to keep pace with events.
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It's our responsibility to constantly review how our survey works to keep pace with the changing situation on the ground.
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Just trying to keep pace with you.
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How can they keep pace with the men?
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So those increasing dividends will keep pace with an increase in cost of living.
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Putting it simply, we need education systems that are keeping pace with changing technology and the ever evolving world at work.
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Traditional thinking about the teaching of literacy must keep pace with the changing world.
Academic text (2012) -
We lawyers are always accused of the laws not keeping pace with technology.
Academic text (1994) -
Joe needs remedial help but is still able to keep pace with the accelerated math group.
Academic text (1992) -
In order to remain competitive, the tech company must keep pace with the latest advancements in artificial intelligence.
Synonyms
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2.8
To continue at the same speed or level as others
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3.9
Keep up with changes so you do not fall behind
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3.2
Move at the same pace as other people when walking or marching
To move at the same speed as another person
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to move or progress at the same rate as someone or something else' is directly and compositionally derived from 'keep' (to maintain/continue) plus 'pace' (speed or rate). This verb + noun collocation follows a literal, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Keep pace comes from walking and running: to keep someone's pace is to match their steps and speed. So, it means 'to move or develop at the same rate as someone or something else'.