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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An agency backlog and offices closing For years, advocates say the Social Security Administration has struggled to keep up with its growing workload.
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Ashley Lopez, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
Ole Miss will have to try and keep up with a Tar Heels team that scores 81.2 points per game.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Tariffs, tax cuts, and deregulation are hitting the scene fast, leaving investors scrambling to keep up.
—Dan Irvine, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
After an early surge in arrests, more people are sitting in immigrant detention facilities, in part because deportations have not kept up.
—Albert Sun, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Lopez, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
Ole Miss will have to try and keep up with a Tar Heels team that scores 81.2 points per game.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Tariffs, tax cuts, and deregulation are hitting the scene fast, leaving investors scrambling to keep up.
—Dan Irvine, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
After an early surge in arrests, more people are sitting in immigrant detention facilities, in part because deportations have not kept up.
—Albert Sun, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Keep up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20up. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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