keep/stay apace with

phrase

: to go or advance at the same rate as (something) : to keep up with
The company has been struggling to keep/stay apace with the latest developments.

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Revenues failed to keep apace with expenditures as labor costs also rose, Folsom City Manager Bryan Whitemyer said previously. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Two stations out of six shut down in September 2022 as funding streams failed to keep apace with expenditures. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Where other stars of his magnitude tend to disappear to help sustain their relevance by way of intrigue, Drake has worked tirelessly to keep apace with his younger, more prolific streaming-era descendents. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023

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“Keep/stay apace with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%2Fstay%20apace%20with. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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