keep pace with
idiom
: to go or make progress at the same speed as (someone or something else)
Our production can't keep pace with the orders coming in.
The law has not kept pace with technology.
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Both teams are on the outside looking in but need a win to keep pace with teams like the Seahawks, Packers and 49ers.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Over the years, Florida has updated its requirements to keep pace with safety concerns.
—Niurys Robaina, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Markets have been jittery for months about massive spending on AI data centers, worried that revenue won’t keep pace with the outlay and create a bubble.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Game of the Week Buffalo at Pittsburgh The Bills and Steelers are both trying to keep pace with surging teams in their respective divisions.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Over the years, Florida has updated its requirements to keep pace with safety concerns.
—Niurys Robaina, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Markets have been jittery for months about massive spending on AI data centers, worried that revenue won’t keep pace with the outlay and create a bubble.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Game of the Week Buffalo at Pittsburgh The Bills and Steelers are both trying to keep pace with surging teams in their respective divisions.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Keep pace with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20pace%20with. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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