keep up
verb
kept up; keeping up; keeps up
1
: to keep adequately informed or up-to-date
keep up on international affairs
2
: to continue without interruption
rain kept up all night
3
: to maintain contact or relations with someone
keep up with old friends
Examples of keep up in a Sentence
let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave
kept the house up while the owners were gone
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The brothers kept up their semi-digitized fusion of cadence-lypso and jing-ping (a kind of Dominican folk music), playing tea parties across the island.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 June 2025
Part of the rationale for the increases is ensuring Aurora keeps up with state and federal regulations, like the replacement of lead service lines, and keeping a high enough fund balance for things like maintenance, according to past reporting.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Behind every milestone are people trying to keep up, working through ambiguity, managing constant change and still somehow expected to perform at their best.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Next week kicks off a new trading month as well as the back half of 2025, and Wall Street will be watching to see if stocks keep up their recent momentum.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 27 June 2025
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 June 2025
Part of the rationale for the increases is ensuring Aurora keeps up with state and federal regulations, like the replacement of lead service lines, and keeping a high enough fund balance for things like maintenance, according to past reporting.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Behind every milestone are people trying to keep up, working through ambiguity, managing constant change and still somehow expected to perform at their best.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Next week kicks off a new trading month as well as the back half of 2025, and Wall Street will be watching to see if stocks keep up their recent momentum.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 27 June 2025
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“Keep up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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