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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In Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous state, a punishing heatwave made people’s lives difficult as power grids struggled to keep pace with the soaring electricity demand.
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Biswajeet Banerjee, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
As global threats evolve in line with rapid advancements in technology, the debate continues over whether high-cost missile shields like the Golden Dome can keep pace with the low-cost, high-impact tactics reshaping modern warfare.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Democrats have struggled to keep pace with the machine-gun tempo of Trump’s second term, which has featured a blitz of boundary-busting executive orders, mass deportations, federal firings, and broader efforts to gut the federal government.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 1 June 2025
Based on cap rules, that extra spending capacity also increased annually, usually between 2% and 4%, to keep pace with growing household income or inflation.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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Biswajeet Banerjee, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
As global threats evolve in line with rapid advancements in technology, the debate continues over whether high-cost missile shields like the Golden Dome can keep pace with the low-cost, high-impact tactics reshaping modern warfare.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Democrats have struggled to keep pace with the machine-gun tempo of Trump’s second term, which has featured a blitz of boundary-busting executive orders, mass deportations, federal firings, and broader efforts to gut the federal government.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 1 June 2025
Based on cap rules, that extra spending capacity also increased annually, usually between 2% and 4%, to keep pace with growing household income or inflation.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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“Keep pace with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20pace%20with. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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