keep up with the times
keep up with the times · keeps up with the times · kept up with the times · keeping up with the times
To change one's ideas, views or way of living in order to stay current or modernTo change one's ideas, views or way of living in order to stay current or modern.
» It isn't easy to keep up with the times.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To change one's ideas, views or way of living in order to stay current or modern.
Examples
37 sentencesIt isn't easy to keep up with the times.
You should read the newspapers in order to keep up with the times.
ruЧтобы быть в курсе событий, тебе следует читать газеты. — Hellerick
Keep up with the times.
ruИди в ногу со временем. — marafon
deGeh mit der Zeit! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We must keep up with the times.
Ми маємо йти в ногу з часом. — aandrusiak
Tom keeps up with the times.
Forms
keeps up with the times, keeping up with the times, kept up with the times, kept up with the times| Base form | keep up with the times · to keep up with the times |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | keeps up with the times |
| Present participle | keeping up with the times |
| Past simple | kept up with the times |
| Past participle | kept up with the times |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | keep up with the times |
| he, she, it | keeps up with the times |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | kept up with the times |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have kept up with the times |
| he, she, it | has kept up with the times |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will keep up with the times |
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