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

For this study, researchers set up thermal and infrared cameras to keep tabs on two bat hibernation sites in the towns of Segeberg and Lüneburg-Kalkberg, Germany. —Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025

The Kushner siblings don't keep tabs on the status of potential matches from events, while WeMetIRL sends out optional quarterly surveys to see if attendees made connections or started relationships. —Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

But the key name to keep tabs on is Las Vegas Raiders receiver Jakobi Meyers. —Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

Police say Rendon was using a device tracking feature to keep tabs on the woman’s location. —Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for keep tabs on

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