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

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

With her guide dog Barbara, Liz keep tabs on growth, economic development and other issues in Northeast Tarrant cities and other communities near Fort Worth. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024

As workers went remote, executives have found new and creative ways to still keep tabs on their staff. —Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024

Some automakers are pushing the limits even more -- evolving conveyances into personal assistants that can keep tabs on our daily routines and make conversation on those lonely and tiresome drives home. —Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024

Borghese is a co-founder of Animal Aid USA and presumably runs Mr. Bean’s Instagram account, where his fans can keep tabs on him. —Lisa Respers France, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024

Most of us use it to keep tabs on our weekly freelance assignments. —Apoorva Tadepalli, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024

The Observer will keep tabs on the Hornets’ happenings, tracking it right here. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024

The mother-daughter manatees were outfitted with tracking belts before their release, which will allow their rescuers to keep tabs on the animals' health and progress. —Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024