keep up with

idiom

1
: to go or make progress at the same rate as (others) : to stay even with (others) in a race, competition, etc.
The other runners struggled to keep up with the leader.
He found it difficult to keep up with the rest of the class.
2
: to continue to know the newest information about (something)
I find it hard to keep up with the news.
3
informal : to continue to talk to or write to (someone)
She still keeps up with her old friends from college.

Examples of keep up with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Follow her on Twitter at @m_montemurro, keep up with the daily sights on our Instagram and read it all at chicagotribune.com/cubs. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2023 Even that amount was far below the $860 increase some educators said was needed as the bare minimum needed to keep up with inflation. Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2023 With the countless efforts to keep up with the industry’s A.I. craze, Benioff appears to already be putting the company’s recent challenges in the rearview mirror. Bykylie Robison, Fortune, 20 June 2023 People who keep up with SNL are always curious to see how much castmembers thrive outside the show. Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for keep up with 

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“Keep up with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20up%20with. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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