keep pace

phrase

: to stay even

also : keep up sense 1

Examples of keep pace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cincinnati respondents repeatedly pointed to Scott Satterfield, consecutive November collapses and the program’s inability to keep pace financially. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

With Ernst Reijseger’s wonderfully varied score keeping pace, through folk fiddle and classical cello and stretches of wondering, wandering piano, there just have to be touches of fairytale and a dose of Looney Tunes. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

American Electric Power plans to spend $78 billion through 2030 to keep pace. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

COLAs provide increases to daily or monthly benefit amounts to keep pace with inflation. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for keep pace

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase