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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However, if the Padres want to keep pace with the Los Angeles Dodgers, an aggressive move like this is going to be necessary.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Over the past decade, the FAA has struggled to hire enough controllers to keep pace with retirements — hiring only two-thirds of the controllers called for by its own staffing models, according to a recent study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 17 July 2025
Current methods for collecting patient consent often fall short and struggle to keep pace with evolving data practices.
—Ajit Sahu, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Vulnerable youth can't keep pace with inflation costs Youth homelessness can happen for a myriad of reasons, but Baack said two reasons are the housing market and rent affordability.
—Maya Bell, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Over the past decade, the FAA has struggled to hire enough controllers to keep pace with retirements — hiring only two-thirds of the controllers called for by its own staffing models, according to a recent study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 17 July 2025
Current methods for collecting patient consent often fall short and struggle to keep pace with evolving data practices.
—Ajit Sahu, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Vulnerable youth can't keep pace with inflation costs Youth homelessness can happen for a myriad of reasons, but Baack said two reasons are the housing market and rent affordability.
—Maya Bell, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
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“Keep pace with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20pace%20with. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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