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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Such speed also means that the sensation of road hits, such as kerb strikes, are provided faster than even 240Hz projectors are able to keep pace with.
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Jeremy White, WIRED, 9 May 2024
State Housing Secretary Edward Augustus says Massachusetts needs 200,000 more homes to keep pace with population growth.
—Sri Taylor, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Rhome also needs to replace deteriorated sewer lines and drill more water wells to keep pace with the demand.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
Now, spurred in part by troubling accounts from teenage girls like Ms. Mullet, federal and state lawmakers are rushing to enact protections in an effort to keep pace with exploitative A.I. apps.
—Natasha Singer, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Older adults received a 3.2% bump in their Social Security checks at the beginning of the year to help recipients keep pace with inflation.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
In an effort to keep pace with the burgeoning suburbs, Phoenix extended its reach beyond Bell Road in the north and all the way to Scottsdale Road in the east.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
The Basic Agreement negotiations are expected to focus on issues like artificial intelligence, wage increases to keep pace with inflation, and working hours.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
The question is whether our social structures are ready to keep pace with our advanced science.
—S. I. Rosenbaum, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2024
Jeremy White, WIRED, 9 May 2024
State Housing Secretary Edward Augustus says Massachusetts needs 200,000 more homes to keep pace with population growth.
—Sri Taylor, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Rhome also needs to replace deteriorated sewer lines and drill more water wells to keep pace with the demand.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
Now, spurred in part by troubling accounts from teenage girls like Ms. Mullet, federal and state lawmakers are rushing to enact protections in an effort to keep pace with exploitative A.I. apps.
—Natasha Singer, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Older adults received a 3.2% bump in their Social Security checks at the beginning of the year to help recipients keep pace with inflation.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
In an effort to keep pace with the burgeoning suburbs, Phoenix extended its reach beyond Bell Road in the north and all the way to Scottsdale Road in the east.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
The Basic Agreement negotiations are expected to focus on issues like artificial intelligence, wage increases to keep pace with inflation, and working hours.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
The question is whether our social structures are ready to keep pace with our advanced science.
—S. I. Rosenbaum, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2024
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