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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Regulations tend to have similar requirements; therefore, having those capabilities is critical to being ready to keep pace with innovation.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
As Texas attracts tech giants with business-friendly policies and an independent energy grid, water resources have had to keep pace with both population growth and high-technology infrastructure.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
This year, nobody can keep pace with the Kansas City Current, who have an eight-point cushion over Orlando.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Fees for expansion teams are set at two hundred and fifty million, and the league can’t keep pace with the number of investors eager to establish new franchises.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
As Texas attracts tech giants with business-friendly policies and an independent energy grid, water resources have had to keep pace with both population growth and high-technology infrastructure.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
This year, nobody can keep pace with the Kansas City Current, who have an eight-point cushion over Orlando.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Fees for expansion teams are set at two hundred and fifty million, and the league can’t keep pace with the number of investors eager to establish new franchises.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 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 8 Aug. 2025.
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