kept up with
Didn't fall behind
Kept up with means maintained pace or stayed current.
You keep up with someone walking fast by matching their speed.
You keep up with news by following it regularly: I try to keep up with what's happening in the world.
To keep up with the Joneses is to match neighbors' lifestyle and possessions—a treadmill of social comparison.
- matchedPaired by similarity
- informedGiven necessary knowledge
- connectedJoined to another
- in touchCommunicating regularly
- updatedMade current or modern
up to speed · staying current · synchronized · shadowed · paced · side by side · knowledgeable · tailed · monitoring · researching · tracking · maintained · current · aligned · followed · attuned · on top of · aware
pace and progress
kept up withfell behind
lagged behind · trailed · dropped back · straggled · dawdled
keep, kept, keeps, keeping, keeper, keepers, keepable, upkeep, with