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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While the additional income – averaging about $420 annually — can help full-time, minimum wage-earning workers keep pace with rising living costs, experts argue that some states will need to revisit their minimum wage policies.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
Remaining schedule: at Jets, vs. Cardinals, vs. Seahawks Odds: To make playoffs: 62.7% | To earn bye: 0% | To win Super Bowl: 2.5%
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings took care of business Monday night against their easiest remaining opponent to keep pace with the Lions.
—Austin Mock, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Establish Strategic Partnerships Most companies won't have the early knowledge or internal capacity to keep pace with AI developments.
—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
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
Remaining schedule: at Jets, vs. Cardinals, vs. Seahawks Odds: To make playoffs: 62.7% | To earn bye: 0% | To win Super Bowl: 2.5%
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings took care of business Monday night against their easiest remaining opponent to keep pace with the Lions.
—Austin Mock, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Establish Strategic Partnerships Most companies won't have the early knowledge or internal capacity to keep pace with AI developments.
—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
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“Keep pace with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20pace%20with. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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