keep up with

idiom

Definition of keep up with

1 : to go or make progress at the same rate as (others) : to stay even with (others) in a race, competition, etc. The other runners struggled to keep up with the leader. He found it difficult to keep up with the rest of the class.

2 : to continue to know the newest information about (something) I find it hard to keep up with the news.

3 informal : to continue to talk to or write to (someone) She still keeps up with her old friends from college.

Comments on keep up with

What made you want to look up keep up with? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

WORD OF THE DAY

intoxicate

to affect and impair by alcohol or a drug

Test Your Vocabulary

Words from Greek and Latin Quiz

Which of the following months comes from a Latin word for “ten”?

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Word Winder's CrossWinder

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ