keep pace with
idiom
: to go or make progress at the same speed as (someone or something else)
Our production can't keep pace with the orders coming in.
The law has not kept pace with technology.
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Since automatic adjustments were introduced in 1975, the SSA has relied on CPI-W data from July through September to determine yearly benefit increases, with the goal of ensuring payments keep pace with rising expenses—such as housing, food and health care.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Both are in a challenging position to keep pace with their history during rate cuts.
—Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But going from ban to hitting the ground running is not easy—and that is what is required if Europe wants to keep pace with international competitors in a field that is once again rife with innovation.
—Anna Heim, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
But high-scoring draws earlier in the season hampered the team’s ability to keep pace with the record-breaking Orlando Pride, who won the NWSL Shield — the award for the best regular-season record.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Both are in a challenging position to keep pace with their history during rate cuts.
—Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But going from ban to hitting the ground running is not easy—and that is what is required if Europe wants to keep pace with international competitors in a field that is once again rife with innovation.
—Anna Heim, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
But high-scoring draws earlier in the season hampered the team’s ability to keep pace with the record-breaking Orlando Pride, who won the NWSL Shield — the award for the best regular-season record.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Keep pace with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20pace%20with. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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