keep tabs on

phrase

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

The former FanDuel employee told CBS News the company was easily able to keep tabs on its customers' betting behavior — detecting if a gambler was betting within a normal range, or if their activity is fading. — Jake Rosenwasser, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Such skills are a key priority of national governments, which want to service and upgrade their own satellites — and keep tabs on the activities of adversary craft. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026

But don’t give up just yet—we’re basically breaking the refresh button across the web to keep tabs on any future availability. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Curated by Our Editors Fog forms and dissipates and moves, all without a care for scientists’ experiments, and bacteria are difficult to keep tabs on. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for keep tabs on

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