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

Getting to keep tabs on what’s new in the fashion and beauty spaces is truly a dream come true, and the seemingly never-ending revolving door of trends continues to inspire me. —Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026

While Argentina’s Peronist government sympathized and often knew of Nazi criminals hiding in their territory – often under their auspices – once the populist regime fell, the South American nation half-heartedly tried to keep tabs on the war criminals hiding there. —Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026

Be sure to keep tabs on the forecast for updates! —Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 16 Jan. 2026

Shortsleeve never travels without an Apple AirTag that slips easily into luggage, backpacks, or even a passport holder to quietly keep tabs on all of your essentials. —Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for keep tabs on

• aileron
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• denouement
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• echelon