keep pace
keep pace · keeps pace · kept pace · keeping pace
To run at the same speed as a pacesetterTo run at the same speed as a pacesetter
» I can't keep pace with you.
Ich kann nicht mit dir mithalten.
Я за тобой не поспеваю.
Я за вами не поспеваю.
Я не встигаю за тобою.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To run at the same speed as a pacesetter
maintain the same pace
(idiomatic)To progress at the same rate as another; to keep up
Examples
23 sentencesI can't keep pace with you.
Я не встигаю за тобою.
ruЯ за тобой не поспеваю.
deIch kann nicht mit dir mithalten.
His salary can't keep pace with inflation.
ruЕго зарплата не поспевает за инфляцией.
deSein Gehalt kann mit der Inflation nicht Schritt halten.
Tom kept pace.
Tom kept pacing.
deTom ging weiter auf und ab.
I cannot keep up the pace.
deIch kann mit dem Tempo nicht mithalten.
Forms
keeps pace, keeping pace, kept pace, kept pace| Base form | keep pace · to keep pace |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | keeps pace |
| Present participle | keeping pace |
| Past simple | kept pace |
| Past participle | kept pace |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- maintain the same pace:keep step
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle