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.

Examples of keep pace with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even without the supercharging from the hot-pink comedy Barbie, and the atom-bomb-creator biopic Oppenheimer, last summer would’ve been tough to keep pace with. Bob Mondello, NPR, 31 May 2024 And the creation of new positions that could help alleviate the doctor shortage, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, is also failing to keep pace with the cascading labor shortage. Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 23 May 2024 Yet the facility lacks the capacity to keep pace with demand or deliver the amenities and services a modern transportation hub should provide. Tom Wright, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024 But this critical diagnostic tool is also struggling to keep pace with climate change as longer and more persistent dry spells plague the American West and take an increasing toll on groundwater reserves and the Colorado River, according to a recent study published in the journal AGU Advances. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for keep pace with 

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“Keep pace with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20pace%20with. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

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