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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Establish Strategic Partnerships Most companies won't have the early knowledge or internal capacity to keep pace with AI developments.
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Raianne Reiss, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Minimum wage increases in the past few years have helped Americans keep pace with annual inflation that reached a 40-year high of 9.1% in mid-2022 before gradually falling to 2.6% recently.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
His departure comes as the chipmaker struggles to keep pace with massive competitors like Nvidia (NVDA+1.15%) in the artificial intelligence boom.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
The reorganization, which was completed in March, was aimed at cutting costs and simplifying the bank’s structure in an effort to turn around the firm’s stock and financial performance to keep pace with its peers.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
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Raianne Reiss, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Minimum wage increases in the past few years have helped Americans keep pace with annual inflation that reached a 40-year high of 9.1% in mid-2022 before gradually falling to 2.6% recently.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
His departure comes as the chipmaker struggles to keep pace with massive competitors like Nvidia (NVDA+1.15%) in the artificial intelligence boom.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
The reorganization, which was completed in March, was aimed at cutting costs and simplifying the bank’s structure in an effort to turn around the firm’s stock and financial performance to keep pace with its peers.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Keep pace with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20pace%20with. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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