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 instrumentation stayed true to the alt-rock sound, with distorted guitars and driving drums keeping up the pace.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
Even though the driver pay standard kept up with inflation from 2019-24, Uber claims that rising driver pay bumps cause passenger fares to rise.
—James A. Parrott, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Difficulties keeping up with healthy lifestyle habits, such as eating well and exercising, lead to higher rates of obesity.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Manila has responded with its own coast guard, keeping up the pressure on its Chinese counterpart through continuous monitoring and radio challenges.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
Even though the driver pay standard kept up with inflation from 2019-24, Uber claims that rising driver pay bumps cause passenger fares to rise.
—James A. Parrott, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Difficulties keeping up with healthy lifestyle habits, such as eating well and exercising, lead to higher rates of obesity.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Manila has responded with its own coast guard, keeping up the pressure on its Chinese counterpart through continuous monitoring and radio challenges.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Keep up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20up. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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