keep tabs on

idiom

informal

: to carefully watch (someone or something) in order to learn what that person or thing is doing

We are keeping tabs on their movements.

The magazine keeps tabs on the latest fashion trends.

Examples of keep tabs on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There have been several cases involving people using the tiny Apple tracking devices to keep tabs on their exes. —Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 5 June 2024

Be sure also to keep tabs on changes to season-ending dates. —Coastal Living, Southern Living, 4 June 2024

Another thriving hitter to keep tabs on is Ryan Williams, Grapevine’s all time leader in RBIs. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024

Here’s how to keep tabs on air quality along the Front Range Gas is about to get more expensive in Denver thanks to northern Colorado’s bad air. —Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 29 May 2024

The quest to keep tabs on where AI is heading extends beyond LLMs. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 May 2024

But the new technology could help identify asteroids that may be potentially hazardous, helping astronomers keep tabs on space rocks for planetary defense. —Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024

The company is marketing it as a way to keep tabs on pets in the home or monitor doorways in a small business. —Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 1 May 2024

Did Lionsgate and their marketing team keep tabs on this other movie just to ensure that there was no overlap? —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024