Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To run at the same speed as a pacesetter

    maintain the same pace

  2. (idiomatic)To progress at the same rate as another; to keep up

Examples

23 sentences
  1. I can't keep pace with you.

    Я не встигаю за тобою. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ за тобой не поспеваю. — marafon

    deIch kann nicht mit dir mithalten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. His salary can't keep pace with inflation.

    ruЕго зарплата не поспевает за инфляцией. — Balamax

    deSein Gehalt kann mit der Inflation nicht Schritt halten. — Tamy

  3. Tom kept pace.

  4. Tom kept pacing.

    deTom ging weiter auf und ab. — Felixjp

  5. I cannot keep up the pace.

    deIch kann mit dem Tempo nicht mithalten. — raggione

Forms

keeps pace, keeping pace, kept pace, kept pace
Base formkeep pace · to keep pace
3rd person singularkeeps pace
Present participlekeeping pace
Past simplekept pace
Past participlekept pace

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykeep pace
he, she, itkeeps pace

Past simpleLesson

all personskept pace

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kept pace
he, she, ithas kept pace

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill keep pace

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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