keeping up with
Not falling behind
Keeping up with means matching the pace or progress of something.
You keep up with a fast walker by walking fast yourself, keep up with the news by staying informed, or keep up with payments by making them on time.
To keep up with the Joneses is to match neighbors' material possessions as a status display.
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- the latestMost recent information
- newsReports of recent events
- updatesNewly provided information
- successFavorable outcome attained
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keeping up withfalling behind
lagging behind · trailing · dropping back · losing ground · falling back
keeping up withabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
neglecting · letting slide · dropping · shirking · forsaking
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