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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The move highlights a push by legislators globally to ensure that domestic laws keep pace with the breakneck speed of advances in artificial intelligence.
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Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
These lifestyle diseases now account for roughly 80% of all diagnoses in Asia, a growing burden of morbidity that healthcare systems are struggling to keep pace with.
—Stuart A. Spencer, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
The main issue is infrastructure failing to keep pace with explosive growth.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Barton, whose older brothers Cody and Jackson are already in the NFL, has the size (6-5 with 33-inch arms) and footspeed to keep pace with tight ends.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
These lifestyle diseases now account for roughly 80% of all diagnoses in Asia, a growing burden of morbidity that healthcare systems are struggling to keep pace with.
—Stuart A. Spencer, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
The main issue is infrastructure failing to keep pace with explosive growth.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Barton, whose older brothers Cody and Jackson are already in the NFL, has the size (6-5 with 33-inch arms) and footspeed to keep pace with tight ends.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Keep pace with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20pace%20with. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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